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Robert Lee Vann (1879-1940)

Allegheny County · dedicated 1997 · 2621 Center Ave., at Frances St., Hill District (Pittsburgh)

Publisher & editor of the Pittsburgh Courier, 1910-40. He built it into a preeminent Black weekly, a strong voice for civil rights & economic empowerment. It had its headquarters here. Vann was special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General, 1933-35.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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