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Jessie O. Thomas (21 December 1885 – 18 February 1972) was a prominent African-American educator from Atlanta. He founded the Atlanta University School of Social Work in 1920 and was the first director of the Southern Field Division of the National Urban League.[1][2]
He was born in Mississippi.[3]
Thomas spoke at the 1921 opening of Joyland Park, Atlanta's first amusement park for Blacks. He was appointed to a Red Cross position and trained at the Treasury Department to sell war bonds.[4]
In 1936, Thomas served as general manager of the Hall of Negro Life at the Texas Centennial Exposition.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Chapter History". thunderintau.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ↑ "Clark Atlanta University's School of Social Work Celebrates Historic Milestone", October 8, 2010, WABE (Atlanta NPR station)[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Sewell, George A.; Dwight, Margaret L. (1984) [1st pub. 1977]. Mississippi Black History Makers. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. p. 368. ISBN 9781604733907. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ↑ Carter, Elmer Anderson, ed. (July 1943). "J. O. Thomas Joins Red Cross Staff Allen Succeeds Him With Treasury". Opportunity. Vol. XXI, no. 3. National Urban League. p. 124.
- ↑ Lucko, Paul M. "Hall of Negro Life". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
External links
[edit]- Jesse O. Thomas (1885-1972) from the New Georgia Encyclopedia Online
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