Draft:John Thomas Harrison
The Advocate should link here
several interesting subjects here: Grandison and his family. A printer apparently had a hard time joining the printer's union? at oeast there was debate.. Family from Nova Scotia and his aunt reportedly boarded African American students in Cambridge (Harvard?) He had a couple of newspapers including the Boston Advocate. Published with a Powell. He moved to Cambridge and the paper seems to have become the Cambridge Advocate. J. Thomas Harrison became its publisher. There also appear to be links to the Eureka Co-Operative Bank if I'm not mistaken. I think through board and other ties? One article notes support for Cambridge Advocate from its treasurer (also founder?)?
J. Thomas Harrison should link here
John Thomas Harrison (October 17, 1877 - ?) was a publisher and editor in the United States. He was president and publisher of The Advocate newspaper in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He campaigned against African dodger.[1]
He was born in Faunsdale, Alabama.[1]
John W. Springer edited the paper. It closed in 1922.[2]
Originally the Boston Advocate??? https://books.google.com/books?id=pf0DJRSpGh8C&dq=william+grandison+boston&pg=PA521 ??? https://books.google.com/books?id=9JhVDwAAQBAJ&dq=boston+advocate+william+grandison&pg=PA115
William Grandison printer and published. Moved to Cambridge. Students ("colored") boarded with his aunt on Flagg Street? [3]
Grandison was also editor and publisher of Pythias and Calanthe? https://books.google.com/books?id=Vy1Sk9oaGPIC&dq=boston+advocate+william+grandison&pg=PA369 11 Cherry Street?
Nova Scotia family. What is a Negrowump newspaper? https://books.google.com/books?id=SwOLDwAAQBAJ&dq=boston+advocate+william+grandison&pg=PP197