Henry A. Rucker
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Henry Allen Rucker (November 14, 1852—May 11, 1924) was an African American entrepreneur and politician. He was born into slavery. A good mother was credited for helping him achieve success as he was, “like steel” tempered amidst the “awful crucible of prejudice and proscription” in the American South.
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Henry Allen Rucker (November 14, 1852—May 11, 1924) was an African American entrepreneur and politician. He was born into slavery. A good mother was credited for helping him achieve success as he was, “like steel” tempered amidst the “awful crucible of prejudice and proscription” in the American South. He was appointed to the powerful position of head of revenue collection in Georgia during Reconstruction. He was collector from 1897 until 1911. His tenure, three times longer than any white collector, allowed him to become a powerful political boss in the Republican Party. Despite serving at the nadir of race relations in Atlanta, Rucker was one of the three most powerful black politicians in Georgia, alongside Judson Whitlocke Lyons and , characterized as the "big three" by rival .
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