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Ferdinand Lee Barnett (February 18, 1852 – March 11, 1936) was an American journalist, lawyer, and civil rights activist in Chicago, beginning in the late Reconstruction era. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, during his childhood, his African-American family fled to Windsor, Ontario, Canada, just before the American Civil War.
14 de nov. de 2007 · Born in Nashville, Tennessee on February 18, 1852, and educated at the law school later affiliated with Northwestern University, Ferdinand Lee Barnett was an attorney, writer, lecturer, and the editor and founder of Chicago’s first black newspaper, the Chicago Conservator.
23 de ene. de 2017 · By the time Ms. Wells married Ferdinand L. Barnett in Chicago, she had risen from being orphaned as a child to one of the most forceful voices against the lynchings of black Americans.
Overview. Ferdinand L. Barnett. (c. 1859—1936) Quick Reference. (b. c. 1859; d. 11 March 1936), attorney and journalist. Ferdinand Lee Barnett was born in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1859. His father, born a slave, purchased his freedom and worked ... From: Barnett, Ferdinand L. in Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present »
10 de feb. de 2017 · He also represented the Wells-Barnett Negro Fellowship League, and in that capacity won a case before the Illinois Supreme Court on behalf of a Black man wrongly accused of murder.
Ferdinand Lee Barnett (February 18, 1852 – March 11, 1936) was an American journalist, lawyer, and civil rights activist in Chicago, beginning in the late Reconstruction era.
Ferdinand Lee Barnett (18 de febrero de 1852-11 de marzo de 1936) fue un periodista, abogado y activista de derechos civiles estadounidense en Chicago, Illinois, que comenzó a finales de la era de la Reconstrucción.
