Benjamin Pelham
Benjamin Burnside Pelham (1862 - 1948) was a lawyer, accountant, political organizer, and newspaper publisher in the United States.[1][2] He edited the .[3] wrote Forty Years in Politics - The Story of Ben Pelham about him.[4] He served as president of the county's board of supervisors and was one of the most powerful African American politicians in the United States during the early 1900s.[5]
References[]
- ^ Bradley, Jonathan (December 30, 2010). "Benjamin Pelham (1862-1948) •".
- ^ "Benjamin Burnside Pelham | DPL DAMS". digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org.
- ^ "Benjamin Burnside Pelham | DPL DAMS". digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org.
- ^ "Forty years in politics ; the story of Ben Pelham., by Aris A. Mallas | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.
- ^ Farley, Reynolds; Danziger, Sheldon; Holzer, Harry J. (May 25, 2000). Detroit Divided. Russell Sage Foundation. ISBN 9781610441988 – via Google Books.
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