Julian T. Bailey

Julian Talbot Bailey (born March 22, 1859 – unknown) was an African-American lawyer, educator, journalist, newspaper editor, publisher, and civil rights advocate in Arkansas.[1][2][3][4]

Bailey was born in Warren County, Georgia.[5] He graduated from Howard University and became a teacher. He served as president of Bethel University from 1886 to 1887.[6]

In 1891, he was admitted to the bar and established The Sun newspaper in Little Rock.[7]

He was quoted as saying, "Since the negro and the southern white man were reared together, by voting alike I thought the objectionable race prejudice would readily come to a close. We are all here and what is one's interest is the others."

An engraving was made of him that is held in the collection of the New York Public Library.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland and Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas: Comprising a Condensed History of the State... Biographies of Distinguished Citizens...[etc.]". Goodspeed publishing Company. April 22, 1889 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Julian Talbot Bailey - Arkansas Black Lawyers". arkansasblacklawyers.uark.edu.
  3. ^ "Bailey". afrotexan.com.
  4. ^ "Ayer Directory of Publications". Ayer Press. June 28, 1885 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Penn, Irvine Garland (January 10, 1891). The Afro-American Press and Its Editors. Willey & Company. ISBN 9780598582683 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Julian Talbot: Lawyer and Strong Proponent of Civil Rights for African Americans". July 21, 2020.
  7. ^ Smith, J. Clay Jr. (June 28, 1999). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812216857 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Prof. Julian Talbot Bailey". NYPL Digital Collections.