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Charles W. Chappelle
Charles Ward Chappelle (July 11, 1872 – February 28, 1941)"Charles Chappelle Deeply Mourned", ''The Pittsburgh Courier'' (City Edition, Pittsburgh, PA), March 1, 1941, p. 2. was an early 1900s African-American aviation pioneer and medal winner, electrical engineer, and businessman who was president of the USA's African Union Company, Inc., whose mission in the early 1900s was to create small, modernized African cities for blacks with leased land from the Gold Coast (British colony), Gold Coast of West Africa."Mr. C.W. Chappelle: The Man, His Life, His Work And His Aspirations", ''The Gold Coast Nation'', June 28, 1919, p. 3. Several hundred thousand dollars in capital was raised during that time period for construction and modernization on the Gold Coast through the stock market, and infrastructure metal deals were made with companies such as U.S. Steel."Business Increasing in Africa. African Union Company Meeting with Great Success", News/Opinion, ''Savannah Tribune'' (savannah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pittsburgh Courier
The ''Pittsburgh Courier'' was an African-American weekly newspaper published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1907 until October 22, 1966. By the 1930s, the ''Courier'' was one of the leading black newspapers in the United States. It was acquired in 1965 by John H. Sengstacke, a major black publisher and owner of the ''Chicago Defender''. He re-opened the paper in 1967 as the ''New Pittsburgh Courier'', making it one of his four newspapers for the African-American audience. Creation and incorporation The paper was founded by Edwin Nathaniel Harleston, who worked as a guard at the H. J. Heinz Company food packing plant in Pittsburgh. Harleston, a self-published poet, began printing the paper at his own expense in 1907. Generally about two pages, it was primarily a vehicle for Harleston's work. He printed around ten copies, which he sold for five cents apiece.Buni, p. 42. In 1909, Edward Penman, Hepburn Carter, Scott Wood Jr., and Harvey Tanner joined Harleston to run the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
