George W. Blackwell

George W. Blackwell was a lawyer and state legislator in Illinois.[1]

Blackwell was born in Richmond, Virginia. He studied at Tuskegee University and Howard University School of Law. He moved to Chicago and served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1929 to 1933.[2]

He was a leader in the NAACP.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Political Empowerment of Illinois' African-American State Lawmakers from 1877 to 2005. University Press of America. 2008. ISBN 978-0-7618-4018-3.
  2. ^ Williams, Erma Brooks (2008). Political Empowerment of Illinois' African-American State Lawmakers from 1877 to 2005. University Press of America. ISBN 9780761840183.
  3. ^ The Rise of Chicago's Black Metropolis, 1920-1929. University of Illinois Press. 15 April 2011. ISBN 978-0-252-09317-3.


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