Numbers Game
This is how much of Mr. Nash's leg was amputated.
What is (the lower) 1/3?
Mr. Nash aligned and ran with this party.
What is the Republican Party?
The amount of terms that Mr. Nash served.
What is one?
Mr. Nash's main criticisms of southern society.
What is his disapproval for the way Democrats undermined the status of freedmen and bashed white allies?
This is how Mr. Nash gained his free status.
What is he was born to two free slaves?
This is Mr. Nash's date of birth.
What is May 23, 1844?
Mr. Nash lost his seat in Congress to this man, effectively ending his political career.
Who is Edward Robertson (white Democrat)?
The thing that made Mr. Nash's congressional career so significant.
What is he was the first African American from Louisiana to serve in Congress?
When Mr. Nash was sworn in, he contributed to this record high of Black representatives.
What is eight Black representatives?
This is where was Mr. Nash born and raised.
What is Louisiana (he both was born and died here)?
The year Mr. Nash was elected to represent Louisiana in Congress.
What is 1874?
This was the highest rank Mr. Nash achieved while serving in the military.
What is 'sergeant major'?
The branch of Congress Mr. Nash claimed a seat in.
What is the House of Representatives?
The name that the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments often referred to as.
What are the 'Reconstruction Amendments'?
Mr. Nash was shot in this foot.
What is his right foot?
The three amendments that Mr. Nash backed during his time in Congress.
What is the 13th, 14th, and 15th?
This is where Mr. Nash relocated to after retiring from politics.
What is New Orleans?
The aspect of southern society that Mr. Nash believed should be enhanced.
What is education?
This testimony costed Mr. Nash his second term in Congress.
What is his testimony regarding the necessity of the Reconstruction Amendments?
This is where Mr. Nash is buried.
What is the Cedar Grove cemetery (Portsmouth, VA)?
The regimen Mr. Nash in when he served in the Union Army.
What is the 82nd regimen?
Mr. Nash's new career after his political run.
What is a bricklayer and cigar maker?
The aspect of his campaign that worked the best to get Mr. Nash elected.
What is his reputation as a war hero?
The next time Louisiana would elect another Black Congressman.
What is over 100 years later (William Jefferson of New Orleans, who was sworn in on Jan. 3, 1991)?
This is where Mr. Nash lost his foot.
What is the battle at Fort Blakely in Alabama?