Alexander G. Clark Sr.

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Alexander G. Clark Sr.

Birth
Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
31 May 1891 (aged 65)
Monrovia, Montserrado, Liberia
Burial
Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.4180249, Longitude: -91.0658767
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Civil Rights Leader and Statesman. He became a successful businessman, lawyer, editor and speaker, and in 1890 was appointed by President Benjamin Harrison to be the minister and consul general to Liberia. But he is best remembered today for refusing to accept segregated schools.
Civil Rights Leader and Statesman. He became a successful businessman, lawyer, editor and speaker, and in 1890 was appointed by President Benjamin Harrison to be the minister and consul general to Liberia. But he is best remembered today for refusing to accept segregated schools.