Alvin Holmes

Alvin Holmes
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 78th district
In office 1974–2018
Personal details
Born	(1939-10-26)October 26, 1939 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Died	November 21, 2020(2020-11-21) (aged 81) Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Alabama State University Faulkner University
Profession	real estate broker, professor

Alvin Adolf Holmes (October 26, 1939 – November 21, 2020) was an American politician who served as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 78th District from 1974 to 2018. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was African American.

Alvin Holmes was an Alabama Delegate to the 1968 Democratic National Convention and again to the 1996 Democratic National Convention.^[1]

He campaigned to remove the Confederate flag from Alabama's capitol.

Holmes died on November 21, 2020, at the age of 81.^[2]

References

1. "Gadsden Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
2. Alvin Holmes, longtime outspoken Alabama legislator who fought for equality, dies