Cincinnati's Colored Citizens

Cincinnati's Colored Citizens PDF Author: Wendell Phillips Dabney
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 450

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Book Description
Contains a historical survey and sketches of African Americans and African American life and society in Cincinnati, Ohio. The author, the son of a former slave, served as the first African American city paymaster and was the first president of the local chapter of the NAACP. Founder and editor of the Cincinnati newspapers "The Ohio enterprise" (1902-1907) and "The Union" (1907-1952), Dabney used these newspapers as a way to champion the cause of African Americans.