Newspaper Obituary of Reverend King Solomon Dupont
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Title
Newspaper Obituary of Reverend King Solomon Dupont
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Type
Text
Creator
Knight Ridder Inc. (Publisher)
Date
1983-03-03
Description
The newspaper obituary of Reverend King Solomon Dupont, which was published in the Tallahassee Democrat on Thursday, March 3rd and states that Dupont died two days prior, on Tuesday, March 1st, 1983. Dupont was a religious leader in Tallahassee and played a major role in the city's civil rights movement, including the bus boycotts of the mid-1950s. The obituary highlights Dupont's impact as a community leader in Tallahassee.
Genre
Obituaries
Language
English
Place
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Physical Description
1 page
Identifier
JGRCMA-OOC-B003-F008-I008
Topics
Obituaries
Black people--Funeral customs and rites
African American churches
African American cemeteries
African American civil rights workers
African Americans--Civil rights--Southern States
African American clergy
Community Interactions
Time Period
Jim Crow (1877-1964)
Physical Location
Obituaries and Obsequies Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.