Cecil Newman
Cecil Newman | |
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Born | Cecil Earl Newman 25 July 1903 Minneapolis, Minnesota American |
Died | 8 February 1976 Minneapolis, Minnesota American |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Civic Activist |
Known for | Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder |
Spouse(s) | Launa Q. Newman |
Cecil Newman (25 July 1903[1] – 8 February 1976)[2] was an American civic leader and prominent businessman in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, a union that made major strides against segregation in the 1930s and 40s, before the modern Civil Rights Movement.[3]
Career[]
Newman moved to Minneapolis from Kansas City in 1922.[4] He founded the Twin Cities Herald about 1927 and published the Timely Digest in 1932.[1] In 1934, Newman became editor and publisher of the Minneapolis Spokesman and the St. Paul Recorder.[5] In 1948, Newman became the first black president of the Minneapolis Urban League.[6]
Legacy[]
After Nicollet Avenue South in Minneapolis was blocked by the Kmart at Lake Street, a one block long, one-way street was added in order to allow north bound traffic from 1st Avenue South to get over to Nicollet; it was named Cecil Newman Lane.
The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (the Minneapolis Spokesman and the St. Paul Recorder merged in 2000[3]), is the oldest continuously operated black newspaper and possibly longest-lived black-owned business in Minnesota. In 1958 it moved to 3744 Fourth Avenue South. In 2015, the Spokesman-Recorder celebrated its eightieth anniversary and was designated a historic landmark.[7]
Personal life[]
Cecil Newman was married to Launa Q. Newman. The length of 4th Avenue South between 36th Street and 42nd Street was named in her honor as "Launa Q. Newman Way".[8]
References[]
- ^ a b "African American Registry: Cecil Newman, a Minnesota legend. . ". 2007-09-30. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ^ "Cecil E. Newman, Headed Minneapolis Black Weekly". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ^ a b "Twin Cities Daily Planet: Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder turns 75". MinnPost. 2008-07-15. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ^ "Cecil E. Newman: A spirit of patient civility". Minneapolis Star. 11 February 1976. p. 1B, 4B.
- ^ "African Americans in Minnesota | MNopedia". www.mnopedia.org. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ^ "Cecil Newman: Pioneer Editor and Publisher of the Minneapolis Spokesman and St. Paul Recorder". Black Then. 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ^ "Southside African American Community, Minneapolis | MNopedia". www.mnopedia.org. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ^ Minneapolis, City of. "Historical Significance of the E. 38th St. Corridor and South-Central Minneapolis". www.minneapolismn.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- 1903 births
- 1976 deaths
- Businesspeople from Minneapolis
- Businesspeople from Kansas City, Missouri
- 20th-century American non-fiction writers
- 20th-century American businesspeople