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Revision as of 10:44, 9 July 2024 by FloridaArmy (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Crispus Attucks Club was an organization of African Americans. The group adopted a constitution at a meeting in Boston presided over by Edward Everett Brown in 1890. The group was named for Crispus Attucks. Chapters were eatablished in Harrisburg, New York City, and Joliet, Illinois.
Members
- Edward Everett Brown
- George Bowles (New York ?, New York City chapter founder in 1931
- Dorothy Curtis, member of Harrisburg chapter
- James R. Hamm
Further reading
- "New Bedford formation of Crispus Attucks club" November 15, 1887 Weekly New Era
Norton, Kansas page 2
References
- ^ https://digitalharrisburg.com/african-american-womens-organizations-in-harrisburg/
- https://academic.oup.com/book/25830/chapter-abstract/193472788?redirectedFrom=fulltext
- https://books.google.com/books?id=tiwpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT94&lpg=PT94&dq="crispus+attucks+club"+1890&source=bl&ots=3ekqYM_-c0&sig=ACfU3U1VE6vZL8oPXNahd02cHzyL0P7_4A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjQjYP84pmHAxUkTDABHWFIDS44ChDoAXoECAIQAg
- https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=pilot18900329-01.1.8&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
- https://www.baystatebanner.com/2013/01/30/james-r-hamm-news-dealer-local-leader/