George Henry White is important because he was the last negro
Congressman of the era known as the Jim Crow era. White served as a
Congressman from 1897 until 1901 and was also a banker.
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George Henry White was an attorney, banker, and Republican U.S.
Congressman from North Carolina between 1897 and 1901. He has been
called one of the last African-American Congressman of the Jim Crow
era.