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1929 Business League Event Announcement

Collection

The Apopka Negro Business League Collection

Format

Original typewritten paper slip

Date

1929-03-14

People

Michael Gladden Jr.; Michael Gladden

Arthur J. Willis; A. J. Willis

Location

Apopka, Florida, United States of America.

Historical Background

An event announcement from the Apopka Negro Business League's March 14, 1929, meeting. The event mentioned in this typewritten object was a debate and musical program hosted at St. Paul AME Church on Monday, March 18th, 1929. The two members debating at this event were Michael Gladden Jr. and Mr. Arthur J. Willis on the subject "That Capital Punishment Should be Abolished." Michael Gladden Jr. was to take the negative stance, and Arthur J. Willis the affirmative. This event was held specifically as a drive to help the league raise money for a cemetery cleaning fund.

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The Michael Gladden Jr.

Digital Archive

Elio Singer, Curator and Digital Archivist

Undergraduate Researcher

University of Central Florida

The Gladden Archive and its content are not associated with the Apopka Historical Society.

 

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