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Organizations:
- Daughters of Jerusalem
- Grand United Order of True Reformers, Supreme Fountain No. 1211
- Loyal Legion of Labor
- Colored Knights of Pythias, Odessa Lodge No. 9
- Improved Benevolent Protective Order of the Elks of the World, Delta Lodge No. 149
 Solving the "Negro Problem"
- Many blacks coming from the South, were not adjusted to
urban lifestyle and became involved in crimes
- Booker T. Washington made appearance in Akron
- Official records showed the Negro blotted out 55.5% of Negro
illiteracy since gaining freedom
- Negroes gained from education – not one graduate of
Hampton or Tuskegee in jail
- Rev. R. A. Jones - Only real solution through education
Black Professionals:
- Attorneys: Dr. Ferdinand Simpson and his brother Atty. Harrington Simpson
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