Jessie O. Thomas
Jessie O. Thomas (21 December 1885 – 18 February 1972) was a prominent African-American educator from Atlanta. He was founder of the Atlanta University School of Social Work in 1920 and first director of the Southern Field Division of the National Urban League.[1][2]
Thomas spoke at the 1921 opening of Joyland Park, Atlanta's first amusement park for blacks.
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External links
- Jesse O. Thomas (1885-1972) from the New Georgia Encyclopedia Online
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