- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Jesse O. Thomas (1885-1972)
- Date of Original:
- 2013-09-27
- Subject:
- African American civil rights workers--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century--Biography
Atlanta Urban League
Atlanta (Ga.)--Race relations--History--20th century - People:
- Thomas, Jesse O., 1885-
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Jesse O. Thomas, a protégé of African American educator Booker T. Washington. He established in 1919 the Atlanta chapter of the National Urban League, a civil rights organization. During the early twentieth century, he was a pioneer in the upper echelons of national organizations, including some that had been exclusively white until his arrival.
GSE identifier: SS8H8 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/jesse-o-thomas-1885-1972/
- Language:
- eng
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- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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