George W. Blackwell

George W. Blackwell was a lawyer and state legislator in Illinois.[1]

Blackwell was born in Richmond, Virginia, the son of James Blackwell and Annie Estelle Jordan.[2] He studied at Tuskegee University and Howard University School of Law. He moved to Chicago and served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1929 to 1933.[3]

He was a leader in the NAACP.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Political Empowerment of Illinois' African-American State Lawmakers from 1877 to 2005. University Press of America. 2008. ISBN 978-0-7618-4018-3.
  2. ^ Caldwell, A. B. (1921). History of the American Negro and His Institutions: Virginia. A. B. Caldwell Publishing Company.
  3. ^ Williams, Erma Brooks (2008). Political Empowerment of Illinois' African-American State Lawmakers from 1877 to 2005. University Press of America. ISBN 9780761840183.
  4. ^ The Rise of Chicago's Black Metropolis, 1920-1929. University of Illinois Press. April 15, 2011. ISBN 978-0-252-09317-3.


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