Edward Alexander Welters
Dentist, businessman, state legislator, civil rights activist
About Edward Alexander Welters
Lived 1887 – 1964 (aged 76–77).
Edward Alexander Welters (1887–1964) was a dentist, businessman, state legislator, and civil rights advocate. He was born in Key West, Florida, moved to the Bronzeville section of St. Augustine, and later moved his business to Chicago, Illinois. He was a target of FDA inspections. He described being refused treatment at a University of Chicago hospital because he was black. The Chicago History Museum has a collection of his papers including correspondence.
As a representative he appears in an All-American News film.
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Who was Edward Alexander Welters?
dentist, businessman, state legislator, civil rights activist
When was Edward Alexander Welters born?
Edward Alexander Welters was born in 1887.
When did Edward Alexander Welters die?
Edward Alexander Welters died in 1964.
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