Draft:John Bankett
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Comment: Looked in provided sources and Google Books and could only find passing references to Bankett which does not satisfy WP:GNG. Etzedek24 (I'll talk at ya) (Check my track record) 01:21, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
Merge to Indianapolis World?
John C. Bankett should redirect here
John C. N. Bankett was a newspaper editor, columnist and politician in Indiana. He edited the Indianapolis World.[1]
In 1924 he was the first African American to be nominated by the Democrat Party for a seat in the Indiana General Assembly.[2][3] The Indianapolis Recorder published his photo in 1937.[4] In 1938 he wrote an article titled "The European Situation".[5] In 1958 he was a congressional candidate.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Warren, Stanley (1995). "The Monster Meetings at the Negro YMCA in Indianapolis". Indiana Magazine of History. 91 (1): 57–80. JSTOR 27791805 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Bodenhamer, David J.; Barrows, Robert G. (November 22, 1994). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253112494 – via Google Books.
- ^ Giffin, William W. (1983). "The Political Realignment of Black Voters in Indianapolis, 1924". Indiana Magazine of History. 79 (2): 133–166. JSTOR 27790698 – via JSTOR.
- ^ "Indianapolis Recorder 10 April 1937 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov.
- ^ "History Unfolded: US Newspapers and the Holocaust". newspapers.ushmm.org.
- ^ "Indianapolis Recorder 26 April 1958 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov.
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