jan 1, 1911 - National Negro Almanac and Year Book

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In 1911, the National Negro Almanac and Year Book, published by The Negro Almanac Company of Kansas City, Kansas, became available across the country. Some of the items included were: Western University listed as one of the thirty-five leading African American Colleges in the United States of America.
• William T. Vernon
Named one of thirty prominent Men of the World's History of Negro Descent
• J. L. Waller - Consular to Madagascar
• C.H.J. Taylor - Minister to Liberia
Waller and Taylor were both listed as two of the seven past and present members of the Diplomatic Corps
• H.T. Kealing - President of Western University
Named one of seven outstanding persons in the field of education
• Jessie Johnson - Corn Harvester & J.D. Hughes - Excavator and Elevator
Two of the 34 most important inventions patented by Negroes
• J.C. Groves, William Price, and Nat Singletary
Listed as three of the Negroes reputed to be worth more than $50,000