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Title
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Nelson Caesar Crews and Chester Arthur Franklin
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Description
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Book excerpt about Nelson Caesar Crews, or Nelson Crews (ca. 1875-1923), an early African American newspaper owner and editor of the Kansas City Sun, and Chester Franklin (1880-1955), founder and publisher of the Kansas City Call newspaper. Crews was born in Howard County, Missouri in the 1870s-1880s and came to Kansas City in 1889 with his wife Tillie Crews as a civil rights speaker and activist, conducting speaking tours across central and northwest Missouri, pursuing equal rights for African Americans and fighting segregation until his death in 1923, at his home at 2624 Highland Avenue. Franklin was born in Texas and grew up in Omaha before coming to Kansas City in 1913, opening a printing business at 1408 Main Street and starting the Call in 1919 at 1311 East 11th Street, moved in 1922 to 1713-15-17 East 18th Street. Like Crews, Franklin "became a powerful advocate for the concerns of black Kansas City" through his paper.
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Date
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2006
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Lucile Bluford
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Description
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A section of this MA thesis includes information about Lucile Bluford, local journalist and civil rights activist. She was born on July 1, 1911, in Salisbury, North Carolina, and came to Kansas City with her family in 1921. Her journalism as well as her civil rights activities are mentioned.
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Date
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2006-04
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Object Type
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Thesis/Dissertation
