1897 African-American newspaper W H COUNCILL -Early Black educator Alabama HBCU

1897 African-American newspaper W H COUNCILL -Early Black educator Alabama HBCU. Rare 1897 African-American newspaper - W H COUNCILL - Early Black educator at Alabama HBCU. Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University. SEE PHOTO(s) - Rare COMPLETE ORIGINAL African-American published NEWSPAPER, the.

Newspaper is the earliest illustrated nationally distributed African-American newspaper ever published. Its news, ads and editorial content is highly focused on topics of interest to NEGR0 AMERICANS and its masthead contains the slogan: "A National Illustrated Colored Newspaper". This issue contains news, sports, ads, editorials and coverage of interest to African-Americans that the "main stream" media (read "White media") failed to cover in this era of JIM CROW racial segregation.

This issue contains a front page engraving of. A very early Black educator, and in addition contains a front page article on W H Councill. This has an inside page ad featuring an engraving showing the players on the.

Indianapolis Hoosiers baseball club, the winner of th Western Baseball League. Championship for the 1897 season. Best 1897 display newspaper with front page coverage of W H COUNCILL, President of the HBCU Alabama Agriculture and Mechanical University in Normal, HUNTSVILLE, Alabama. William Hooper Councill (July 12, 1848 - 1909) was an American former. And the first president of Huntsville Normal School, which is today.

He was born a slave in. On July 12, 1848, to William and Mary Jane Councill.

His father escaped to Canada in 1854 and made several unsuccessful attempts to free his family. The young William Hooper Councill was taken to. By slave traders in 1857. He and his remaining brothers were taken into rural areas to keep them from the. But before the end of the war, they escaped to Union lines.

They attended, on a part-time basis, the. School opened by northerners in. In 1865, where Councill remained until 1867 when he began. He was the first person to teach a school for black students outside of a city in northern Alabama - a position that drew opposition from the.

Councill helped start the Lincoln School, four miles west of Huntsville, in 1868. It had 36 students by 1870. He served as assistant enrollment clerk in the. In 1872 and 1874 and was a secretary of the.

Colored National Civil Rights Convention. And edited a newspaper, the. Councill used his connections in the Democratic Party and state legislature to gain approval for his plan for the State Normal School for Negroes in 1875, becoming its principal and, later, president.

He was appointed notary public by Governor. In 1883, he was admitted to practice before the. In 1884, he married Maria H. He and Washington who headed the. Often competed for favors and funds from the Alabama Legislature and northern.

In 1887, Councill attracted wide attention when he complained to the. Of harsh treatment on the Alabama railroad. That experience may have helped alter his position on the proper role for a Black man to play in the Southern United States during that era because afterward, he advocated accommodation and acceptance of his unctuous. ", which prompted Washington to characterize him as "simply toadying to White people. He served at AAMU until 1909, although.

Served as acting president in 1903 when Council was ill. Under his leadership, AAMU was second only to. In size among Alabama Negro industrial schools. Councill compiled the illustrated cultural history book. Lamp of Wisdom; or Race History Illustrated. Councill died on April 9, 1909, following a long illness. He was buried on the campus of AAMU, where he had served as president for 32 years. Councill is celebrated every May at AAMU on Founder's Day, which includes events honoring his contributions to the university and African American education. AAMU (Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University - Alabama A&M or AAMU) is a. Announced the construction of the William Hooper Councill Eternal Flame Memorial, described as a lasting tribute to the visionary founder of AAMU and his enduring fight for education that has positively impacted the United States and beyond. The Memorial will include a new structure erected at the current gravesite, with the eternal flame set in the center of a walkway. Had the Indianapolis Hoosiers as its champion. The league saw some rule changes that year, including limiting coaching boxes on the field and a new rule regarding unearned runs.

Also had a busy winter meeting in 1897, where they made revisions to their schedule and adopted new drafting rules. According to the Society for American Baseball Research.

In 1897, the Indianapolis Hoosiers were an American baseball team that was part of the Federal League. The team was owned by the Indianapolis Baseball Club, and their home games were played at. The Hoosiers were known for having the Federal League's most potent attack, with a league-leading. They ended the season with a record of 74-45. Here's some more information about the 1897 Indianapolis Hoosiers.

Home field: Riverside Beach Park. Opening weekend attendance: 18,507 fans attended the opening weekend.

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