Robert Meacham biographical materials

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Robert Meacham biographical materials

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Type

Text

Creator

Tampa Tribune (Creator)
Hawes, Leland (Contributor)
Farris, Fred (Contributor)

Date

1902-03-07
1990-08-05

Description

Biography on Robert Meacham, a former slave turned Florida senator; two photocopies of newspaper articles about Meacham; an obituary for Meacham, who was noted to be highly regarded in the community; and a photocopied photograph of Meacham. It also includes a biography on Benjamin Joshua Baker who was, not only the first African-American teacher to retire under the Florida Teacher Retirement Bill, but the first teacher to retire under the bill; an article on Baker and his accomplishments that helped pave the way for other African-American teachers and community members; and a photograph of Baker.

Genre

Clippings
Portrait photographs
Biographies
Obituaries

Language

English

Place

Florida
Tampa (Fla.)
Punta Gorda (Fla.)

Physical Description

9 pages

Identifier

JGRCMA-TBFC-B006B-F002A

Topics

African American politicians
African American postmasters
African American educators

Time Period

Reconstruction (1863-1877)

Physical Location

Tallahassee Black Families Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.

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