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Oscar Brown Jr. (October 10, 1926 – May 29, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, playwright, poet, civil rights activist, and actor. Aside from his career, Brown ran unsuccessfully for office in both the Illinois state legislature and the U.S. Congress.
Businessman, lawyer. Known for. Civil rights activist, early proponent of black separatism, first African American on real estate planning committee for State of Illinois. Oscar Brown Sr. was a prominent Chicago businessman, lawyer and community activist. He was the father of Oscar Brown Jr.
5. Okt. 1990 · Oscar Brown Sr., 94, the son of a former slave, was a veteran of World War I, a lawyer, the first manager of the Ida B. Wells Homes in 1940, a real estate broker and a lifelong social...
The National Movement for the Establishment of a 49th State was established by Chicago-based businessman Oscar Brown, Sr., who sought for the formation of a state within the union on U.S. soil which could be populated and governed by African-Americans, and which could apportion the benefits of the New Deal more equitably to African ...
Oscar Brown, Jr. (* 10. Oktober 1926 in Chicago, Illinois; † 29. Mai 2005 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazz - Sänger und Texter. Das Magazin Rolling Stone wählte sein Debütalbum Sin & Soul …and then some aus dem Jahre 1960 in seiner Liste Die 100 besten Jazz-Alben auf Platz 63. [1]
3. Okt. 2023 · Performance Artist. Entertainer. Philosopher. Musicologist. Oscar Brown, Jr. is a many-faceted Ancestor/Artist and Activist who followed in the footsteps of his father, Oscar Brown, Sr.- "a race man"-, and sought to "make things better for people".
Brown grew up in a solidly middle class household in the Bronzeville area of Chicago. His father was a lawyer and real estate agent and his mother was a social worker before she became a full-time homemaker. Oscar Brown Sr. had hopes that his son would follow in his footsteps.
