Claim: Malcolm Claiborne along with 25 of 29 African Americans elected in Georgia Legislature in 1868(when the State Capitol was moved to Atlanta) were denied seats by their white colleagues until federal intervention allowed them in 1870.
Evidence: An African American, he along with 25 of 29 African Americans elected in Georgia in 1868 were denied seats by their white colleagues. After federal intervention they were allowed to take office in 1870. Due to the city's superior rail transportation network, the state capital was moved from Milledgeville to Atlanta in 1868.