Thomas, Walker Wilmer--Pensacola Notes--1912
Dates
- Digitized: 1912
Summary Note
Walker Wilmer Thomas (Walker W. Thomas) of 429 N. DeVillier St., Pensacola, Florida was a newspaper columnis for The Freeman (Indianapolis, IN; an African-American newspaper), reporting on black society in Pensacola.
&nnsp; This column of March 22, 1912 reports on the visit of Dr. Booker T. Washington to Pensacola as well as marriages and activities of Pensacol's African-American society.
Rights Statement Note
Photographs and images may not be sold, marketed, or used for commercial applications without express permission from the University of West Florida. Researchers may use photographs and images from these collections provided credit is given to the University Archives and West Florida History Center, UWF Libraries, Pensacola.
Physical Description Note
Digital clipping from digitized issue of The Freeman, March 22, 1912, p. 4.
Contributor Note
Contributor: Added by Dean DeBolt, 14 September 2015.
- African Americans--Florida--Pensacola Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pensacola (Fla.)--Blacks Subject Source: Local sources
- Washington, Booker T.
- Washington, Booker T.--Pensacola Visit, 1912 Subject Source: Local sources
Repository Details
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