Scipio Africanus Jones
Politician, Deceased Person
1863 – 1943
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Who was Scipio Africanus Jones?
Scipio Africanus Jones was an African-American educator, attorney, judge, philanthropist, and Republican politician from the state of Arkansas. He was most famous for successfully guiding the appeals of the twelve men condemned to death after the Elaine Race Riots of 1919.
Scipio Africanus Jones was born in Smith Township, near Tulip in Dallas County, Arkansas.
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- Born
- Aug 3, 1863
Dallas County - Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Shorter College
- Lived in
- Arkansas
- Died
- Mar 2, 1943
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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