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Pickens, William, 1881-1954

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William Pickens (1881-1954) was a well-known educator and advocate for civil rights. The year William Pickens spoke in Galesburg, he was also the major orator at the NAACP's national convention. His book, The New Negro was published the next year, followed by Bursting Bonds, Heir of Slaves in 1923. From: http://catalog.knox.edu/archives/blacks/pickens.html

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Pickens, William, 1881-1954

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Notes on notable African Americans from South Carolina

Creator:: Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
Date of Original:: 1929/2003
Collection:: Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:: University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections