Document Type
Image
Preview
Creation Date
1915
Description
James Shepperson, Kittitas County businessman and labor recruiter in the 1880s and 1890s, was an early spokesman for the black community. He was the original founder of the Black Mason group in Washington State. Shepperson was also one of the Seattle branch of the International Council of the World in 1901. This ca. 1915 photograph was from a newspaper article.
Recommended Citation
"James Shepperson, Labor Recruiter" (1915). Roslyn African American History Photographs. 79.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/roslyn_african_american_history/79
Approximate Date
circa 1915
Spatial Coverage (for ex: Ellensburg, WA)
Washington (State) - Kittitas County - Roslyn
Source
Ellensburg Public Library
Format
image/jpg
Keywords
African-American, Roslyn, Washington, Kittitas County (Wash.) - History, Labor disputes, Shepperson, James, Strikes, Mining, Coal mines
Comments
Scanned photographic print March 2001, DPI- 300, JPEG, with a Microtek Scanmaker 6400 XL.