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RAYMOND A. BROWN (1915-2009)
BlackPast.org (2020)
  • will guzmán, Prairie View A&M University
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Abstract
Raymond A. Brown, a prominent civil rights activist, attorney, and military officer was born on May 6, 1915 in Fernandina Beach, Florida. His mother, Elizabeth Christopher Traeye, was a domestic, teacher and homemaker who in 1930 helped establish Christ the King, Jersey City’s only Black Catholic church. Brown’s father, Miller, was the first Black bus mechanic employed at the Public Service Bus Company in Jersey City.
Keywords
  • civil rights,
  • New Jersey,
  • Newark,
  • Jersey City,
  • attorney,
  • Black Power
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Publication Date
Winter February 28, 2020
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will guzmán. "RAYMOND A. BROWN (1915-2009)" BlackPast.org (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/will-guzmn/6/
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