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Paul Waymond Caine (1890–1931)[1] was a businessman in Indiana and Illinois, and a co-founder of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, one of the first Black Greek-letter organizations established at a majority-white university. Prior to research conducted in 2012, Caine was believed to have died in 1922 in Peoria,[2] but in fact he died of injuries suffered in an explosion at his dry-cleaning business in Rockford in April 1931.[1]
Caine was born in Greencastle, Indiana.[2] He enrolled in business at Indiana University in either 1909 or 1910.[1] Although he left the university in 1911, he remained active in the fraternity and assisted in the founding of new chapters.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Westphal, Melissa (2012-05-25). "Long-lost Indiana fraternity co-founder found in Rockford". Rockford Register-Star. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ a b c Parks, Gregory S.; Laybourn, Wendy Marie (2016). "The Sons of Indiana: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and the Fight for Civil Rights" (PDF). Indiana Law Journal. 91 (4): 1457.