Complex sentence: Wiggins, The Scalawag in Alabama Politics, (1977) The 1874 legislature would see Republican Senate membership drop to 13 and House members at 40, although this legislature would hit a high water mark of 33 African-American Republicans.
Split into simpler sentences: Wiggins, The Scalawag in Alabama Politics, (1977) The 1874 legislature would see only 13 Republican Senators and House membership at 40. However, this legislature would hit a high water mark for minority representation with 33 African-American Republicans.