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'''John Milton Waldron''' (May 19, 1863-November 20, 1931) was a clergyman and civil rights leader in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oxfordaasc.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195301731.001.0001/acref-9780195301731-e-35979|title=Waldron, J. Milton|website=Oxford African American Studies Center|year=2013|doi=10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.35979|isbn=978-0-19-530173-1|last1=Yellin|first1=Eric S.}}</ref> He led the [[NAACP]]'s Washington D.C. branch.{{cn}} |
'''John Milton Waldron''' (May 19, 1863-November 20, 1931) was a clergyman and civil rights leader in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oxfordaasc.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195301731.001.0001/acref-9780195301731-e-35979|title=Waldron, J. Milton|website=Oxford African American Studies Center|year=2013|doi=10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.35979|isbn=978-0-19-530173-1|last1=Yellin|first1=Eric S.}}</ref> He led the [[NAACP]]'s Washington D.C. branch.{{cn}} |
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In 1910 he joined other ministers in a letter to U.S. president [[William Taft]] calling for action after the [[Slocum massacre]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ministers-taft-slocum-massacre/|title=Aug. 13, 1910: Ministers Appeal to President Taft After Slocum Massacre|website=Zinn Education Project}}</ref> [[Eugene V. Debs]] wrote a public letter to him about the 1912 presidential election.<ref>https://www.marxists.org/archive/debs/works/1908/080627-debs-towaldron.pdf</ref> He and J D Harkless wrote about the political situation in 1912.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/political-situation-in-a-nut-shell-some-un-colored-truths-for-colored-voters/oclc/48455104|title=The political situation in a nut-shell: some un-colored truths for colored voters|first1=J. Milton|last1=Waldron|first2=J. D|last2=Harkless|first3=Washington, D.C|last3=National Independent Political League|date=September 11, 1912|publisher=National Independent Political League|oclc=48455104|via=Open WorldCat}}</ref> |
In 1910 he joined other ministers in a letter to U.S. president [[William Taft]] calling for action after the [[Slocum massacre]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ministers-taft-slocum-massacre/|title=Aug. 13, 1910: Ministers Appeal to President Taft After Slocum Massacre|website=Zinn Education Project}}</ref> [[Eugene V. Debs]] wrote a public letter to him about the 1912 presidential election.<ref>https://www.marxists.org/archive/debs/works/1908/080627-debs-towaldron.pdf</ref> He and J D Harkless wrote about the political situation in 1912.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/political-situation-in-a-nut-shell-some-un-colored-truths-for-colored-voters/oclc/48455104|title=The political situation in a nut-shell: some un-colored truths for colored voters|first1=J. Milton|last1=Waldron|first2=J. D|last2=Harkless|first3=Washington, D.C|last3=National Independent Political League|date=September 11, 1912|publisher=National Independent Political League|oclc=48455104|via=Open WorldCat}}</ref> |
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In 1890 Waldron married Martha Matthews in 1890. Together, Waldron and his wife had five children: George, Florence, James, Ella, and Blanch.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/2603|title=Waldron, John Milton (1863-1931) · Jane Addams Digital Edition|website=digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:32, 16 November 2021
John Milton Waldron (May 19, 1863-November 20, 1931) was a clergyman and civil rights leader in the United States.[1] He led the NAACP's Washington D.C. branch.[citation needed]
He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. He studied at Richmond Institute (now Virginia Union University) and then Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, graduating in 1886.
He led a Bethel Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida from 1892 to 1907.[2][3] He was also pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Washington D.C.[4]
In 1910 he joined other ministers in a letter to U.S. president William Taft calling for action after the Slocum massacre.[5] Eugene V. Debs wrote a public letter to him about the 1912 presidential election.[6] He and J D Harkless wrote about the political situation in 1912.[7]
In 1890 Waldron married Martha Matthews in 1890. Together, Waldron and his wife had five children: George, Florence, James, Ella, and Blanch.[8]
References
- ^ Yellin, Eric S. (2013). "Waldron, J. Milton". Oxford African American Studies Center. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.35979. ISBN 978-0-19-530173-1.
- ^ Grey, Jennifer. "LibGuides: History of Jacksonville, FL: Bethel Baptist Church". guides.fscj.edu.
- ^ https://nfew.claytonmccarl.domains.unf.edu/files/original/a33dc4629805083cdc5c130cdcca87af.jpg
- ^ "Obituary of Reverend J. Milton Waldron. Nov. 20, 1931 · Editing the Eartha M. M. White Collection". unfdhi.org.
- ^ "Aug. 13, 1910: Ministers Appeal to President Taft After Slocum Massacre". Zinn Education Project.
- ^ https://www.marxists.org/archive/debs/works/1908/080627-debs-towaldron.pdf
- ^ Waldron, J. Milton; Harkless, J. D; National Independent Political League, Washington, D.C (September 11, 1912). The political situation in a nut-shell: some un-colored truths for colored voters. National Independent Political League. OCLC 48455104 – via Open WorldCat.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Waldron, John Milton (1863-1931) · Jane Addams Digital Edition". digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu.
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