J. Austin Norris

Title

J. Austin Norris

Subject

J. Austin Norris; Norris & Lewis (law firm); newspaper publisher; lawyer

Description

Portrait of J. Austin Norris, a prominent Philadelphia attorney and publisher of the Philadelphia Independent, the African-American newspaper he published after relocating from Pittsburgh. He partnered with Mercer Lewis in the law firm, Norris & Lewis.

Source

Palace Mission Church

Publisher

WCU, HIS 601/HON 451 Great Migration and Digital Storytelling, Spring 2016

Date

c. 1945

Contributor

Kelsee Noden

Rights

Courtesy of the Palace Mission Church

Format

JPG

Type

Still image

Original Format

photo

Files

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Citation

“J. Austin Norris,” Goin' North, accessed November 19, 2024, https://goinnorth.org/items/show/374.