Henry Allen Loveless (1854–1921) was a businessman and community leader in Montgomery, Alabama.[1] He helped found the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.[2]

Biography edit

Henry Allen Loveless was born in Bullock County, Alabama in 1854.[3]

Anderson S. Loveless was his brother. Booker T. Washington profiled Henry in the book The Negro in Business.[4]

He died in Montgomery on August 8, 1921.[5]

A school for African American students was named for him when it was established in Montgomery in 1923.[6][7]

References edit

  1. ^ Bailey, Richard (June 3, 1999). They Too Call Alabama Home: African American Profiles, 1800-1999. Pyramid Pub. ISBN 9780967188300 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Floyd, Eddie; Fletcher, Tony (September 21, 2020). Knock! Knock! Knock! On Wood: My Life in Soul. BMG Books. ISBN 9781947026391 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Richardson, Clement, ed. (1919). The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race. Vol. 1. Montgomery, Alabama: National Publishing Company. p. 47. Retrieved November 23, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ Washington, Booker T.; Harlan, Louis R.; Harlan, Louis R. (October 3, 1972). Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 2: 1860-89. Assistant Editors, Pete Daniel, Stuart B. Kaufman, Raymond W. Smock, and William M. Welty. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252002434 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Civic Clubs honor Negro at Funeral". Montgomery Advertiser. August 13, 1921. p. 8. Retrieved November 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Loveless School/Henry Allen Loveless Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  7. ^ Spear, Ken L. (August 22, 1999). "Historic school named for successful Montgomery businessman". Montgomery Advertiser. p. 25. Retrieved November 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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