Draft:John Carter Leftwich
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Resubmitted. An entire article about him by Melissa Nicole Stuckey is cited. FloridaArmy (talk) 13:33, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
Klondike, Alabama, J.C. Leftwich J. C. Leftwich and John C. Leftwich should redirect here
John Carter Leftwich (June 6, 1867 – July 14, 1923) was a government official, founded a town for African Americams in Alabama, worked at newspapers, and was the leader of various colleges in the Oklahoma Territory.[1][2] He was born in Forkland, Alabama, the eldest of Lloyd Leftwich's 8 children.[3][4] He was shot to death by a teacher he had not paid.[2]
He graduated from Selma University in 1890.[5] He bought land and founded Klondike, Alabama.[6]
He became an advocate for temperance.[disambiguation needed][7] After African Americans were disenfranchised in Alabama he moved to the Oklahoma Territory.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Sr, James Shaw. Boley: Oklahoma's Famous Black Town. Lulu.com. ISBN 9780578097220 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Stuckey, Melissa (March 8, 2007). "John C. Leftwich (1867-1923) •".
- ^ "Browse In Editing and Publishing, Murder Victim, Government and Politics, Format: Article". Oxford African American Studies Center.
- ^ Stuckey, Melissa Nicole (2013). "Leftwich, John C." Oxford African American Studies Center. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.37343. ISBN 9780195301731.
- ^ "LLOYD LEFTWITCH: ALABAMA STATE SENATOR - ProQuest". search.proquest.com.
- ^ Gibson, John William (December 24, 1903). "The Colored American from Slavery to Honorable Citizenship". J.L. Nichols & Company – via Google Books.
- ^ Pegues, Albert Witherspoon (May 4, 1892). "Our Baptist Ministers and Schools". Willey & Company – via Google Books.
- ^ Tsebo, Khanye (March 10, 2019). From Africa To America To The World. Lulu.com. ISBN 9780359496570 – via Google Books.
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