Lester Blackwell Granger (1896-1976)
Lester Blackwell Granger (1896-1976) became an African-American social employee and civil rights activist who devoted his life to advancing racial equality and social justice. He was born in Newport News, Virginia, and grew up in a segregated society where he confronted discrimination and poverty (Shepherd, 2021). Granger’s social painting career started in the Nineteen Twenties ... Read More
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