John Mitchell, Jr., 1887. African American businessman, newspaper editor, civil rights activist, and politician: founded and served as president of the Mechanics Savings Bank; editor of the Richmond Planet newspaper; published articles in favour of racial equality; organised a black boycott of the segregated trolley system in Richmond, Virginia. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons.
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