Oscar W. Adams Sr. Explained

Oscar W. Adams Sr.
Birth Name:	Oscar William Adams Sr.
Birth Date:	October 24, 1882
Death Date:	May 14, 1946
Occupation:	Journalist

Oscar William Adams Sr. (October 24, 1882  - May 14, 1946) was a journalist and publisher in the United States.^[1] He published the Birmingham Reporter.^[2] His son Oscar William Adams Jr. became an Alabama Supreme Court Justice.

He was from Gulfcrest, Alabama. Adams and his brother Frank were members of the Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.^[3]

He graduated from Normal A&M College in Normal, Alabama.^[4]

Birmingham Reporter

The Birmingham Reporter newspaper in Birmingham, Alabama served the African American community. It was the official newspaper of various fraternal organizations.^[5] Oscar W. Adams was its editor.^[6]

Notes and References

1. https://findingaids.library.emory.edu/documents/adams931/printable/ Emory Special Collections and Archives
2. Web site: The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race. Clement. Richardson. 1919. National Publishing Company. 17. Google Books.
3. Book: Peebles, Marilyn T.. The Alabama Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia: A Brief History. 2012. 59. University Press of America. 9780761858157. Google Books.
4. Web site: The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race . Richardson . Clement . 1919 .
5. Web site: The Birmingham Reporter (Birmingham, Ala.) 1???-193? . .
6. Book: Mjagkij, Nina. Organizing Black America: An Encyclopedia of African American Associations. December 16, 2003. Routledge. 1-135-58123-1 . Google Books.