Oscar W. Adams Sr.
Oscar Adams Sr.
Born
Oscar William Adams Sr.

October 24, 1882
DiedMay 14, 1946
Alma materNormal A&M College
OccupationJournalist

Oscar William Adams Sr. (October 24, 1882 – May 14, 1946) was a journalist and publisher in the United States.[1] He published the Birmingham Reporter.[2] His son Oscar William Adams Jr. became an Alabama Supreme Court Justice.

He was from Gulfcrest, Alabama. Adams and his brother Frank were members of the Knights of Pythias.[3]

He graduated from Normal A&M College in Normal, Alabama.[4]

References

  1. ↑ https://findingaids.library.emory.edu/documents/adams931/printable/
  2. ↑ Richardson, Clement (May 2, 1919). "The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race". National Publishing Company – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Peebles, Marilyn T. (August 16, 2012). The Alabama Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia: A Brief History. University Press of America. ISBN 9780761858157 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Richardson, Clement (1919). "The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race".


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