Henry Allen Loveless (1854–1921) was a businessman and community leader in Montgomery, Alabama.[1] He helped found the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.[2]

Biography

Henry Allen Loveless was born in Bullock County, Alabama in 1854.[3]

Anderson S. Loveless was his brother. Booker T. Washington profiled Henry in the book The Negro in Business.[4]

He died in Montgomery on August 8, 1921.[5]

A school for African American students was named for him when it was established in Montgomery in 1923.[6][7]

References

  1. Bailey, Richard (June 3, 1999). They Too Call Alabama Home: African American Profiles, 1800-1999. Pyramid Pub. ISBN 9780967188300 via Google Books.
  2. Floyd, Eddie; Fletcher, Tony (September 21, 2020). Knock! Knock! Knock! On Wood: My Life in Soul. BMG Books. ISBN 9781947026391 via Google Books.
  3. Richardson, Clement, ed. (1919). The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race. Vol. 1. Montgomery, Alabama: National Publishing Company. p. 47. Retrieved November 23, 2021 via Internet Archive.
  4. Washington, Booker T.; Harlan, Louis R.; Harlan, Louis R. (October 3, 1972). Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 2: 1860-89. Assistant Editors, Pete Daniel, Stuart B. Kaufman, Raymond W. Smock, and William M. Welty. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252002434 via Google Books.
  5. "Civic Clubs honor Negro at Funeral". Montgomery Advertiser. August 13, 1921. p. 8. Retrieved November 23, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Loveless School/Henry Allen Loveless Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  7. Spear, Ken L. (August 22, 1999). "Historic school named for successful Montgomery businessman". Montgomery Advertiser. p. 25. Retrieved November 23, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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