Jesse Duke | |
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| Born | Jesse Chisholm Duke March 7, 1853 |
| Died | January 23, 1916 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | J. C. Duke |
| Occupation(s) | Editor, publisher, activist |
Jesse Chisholm Duke (March 7, 1853 – January 23, 1916) was a religious and political leader in Alabama who established and edited the Baptist Montgomery Herald newspaper and served as a Selma University trustee.[1] He advocated for civil rights for African Americans.[2]
- ^ Harvey, Paul (November 9, 2000). Redeeming the South: Religious Cultures and Racial Identities Among Southern Baptists, 1865–1925. Univ of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-6195-0 – via Google Books.
- ^ Jones, Allen W. (July 1, 1979). "The Black Press in The "New South": Jesse C. Duke's Struggle for Justice and Equality". The Journal of Negro History. 64 (3): 215–228. doi:10.2307/2717034. JSTOR 2717034. S2CID 150173844 – via journals.uchicago.edu (Atypon).