Alvin Holmes
Alvin Adolf Holmes 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.
He campaigned to remove the Confederate flag from Alabama's capitol.
Holmes died on November 21, 2020, at the age of 81.