George W. Blackwell Explained

George W. Blackwell was a lawyer and state legislator in Illinois.[1]

Blackwell was born in Richmond, Virginia. He studied at Tuskegee University and Howard University School of Law. He moved to Chicago and served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1929 to 1933.[2]

He was a leader in the NAACP.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Political Empowerment of Illinois' African-American State Lawmakers from 1877 to 2005 . 978-0-7618-4018-3 . 2008 . University Press of America .
  2. Book: Political Empowerment of Illinois' African-American State Lawmakers from 1877 to 2005 . 9780761840183 . Williams . Erma Brooks . 2008 . University Press of America .
  3. Book: The Rise of Chicago's Black Metropolis, 1920-1929 . 978-0-252-09317-3 . 15 April 2011 . University of Illinois Press .

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