Oscar W. Adams Sr.

Oscar William Adams Sr. (October 24, 1882 – May 14, 1946) was a journalist and publisher in the United States.[1] He published the Birmingham Reporter.[2] His son Oscar William Adams Jr. became an Alabama Supreme Court Justice.

Oscar Adams Sr.

He was from Gulfcrest, Alabama. Adams and his brother Frank were members of the Knights of Pythias.[3]

He graduated from Normal A&M College in Normal, Alabama.[4]

References
  1. https://findingaids.library.emory.edu/documents/adams931/printable/
  2. Richardson, Clement (May 2, 1919). "The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race". National Publishing Company – via Google Books.
  3. Peebles, Marilyn T. (August 16, 2012). The Alabama Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia: A Brief History. University Press of America. ISBN 9780761858157 – via Google Books.
  4. Richardson, Clement (1919). "The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race".


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