Cecil Newman

Cecil Newman
Cecil Newman in 1965
Born	Cecil Earl Newman 25 July 1903 Kansas City, Missouri, US
Died	8 February 1976 Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Occupation(s)	Journalist Civic Activist
Known for	Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
Spouse	Launa Q. Newman

Cecil Newman (July 25, 1903^[1] – February 8, 1976)^[2] was an American civic leader and prominent businessman in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, a union that made major strides against segregation in the 1930s and 1940s, before the modern Civil Rights Movement.^[3]