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A. G. W. Sango (born 1868[1]) was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, and school founder in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was one of Muskogee's most prominent African-American leaders.[2]

Life

Sango was born a half mile north of Muskogee by the Arkansas River.[1] He received a 160-acre allotment and worked as a teacher.[1][3]

Sango organized and led the Creek Citizens Bank and served as treasurer of Sango Baptist College,[4] a school for African American Creek he organized.[5][2]

Sango was the first editor of the Muskogee Sun, which launched in 1893.[6] He also served as president of the Muskogee Businessmen's League.[5]

In 1921, Sango was suspended from practicing law for six months.[7][8]

Sango was a Republican.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Washington, Nathaniel Jason (May 4, 1948). Historical Development of the Negro in Oklahoma. Dexter Publishing Company. ISBN 9780598570635 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b Mullins, Jonita (February 8, 2015). "African-American publishers served community". Muskogee Phoenix. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  3. ^ Teall, Kaye Moulton (1971). "Black History in Oklahoma: A Resource Book".
  4. ^ "10 Feb 1905, 1 - The Topeka Plaindealer at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b Zellar, Gary (May 4, 2007). African Creeks: Estelvste and the Creek Nation. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 9780806138152 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Foreman, Carolyn Thomas (1936). Oklahoma Imprints, 1835-1907: A History of Printing in Oklahoma Before Statehood. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 209.
  7. ^ The Pacific Reporter. West Publishing Company. 1921.
  8. ^ Court, Oklahoma Supreme; Green, Edward Bell; Dale, Frank; Burford, John Henry; Williams, Robert Lee; Kane, Matthew John; Parker, Howard; Eaton, Charles Winfield Van; Morgan, Nell C. (May 4, 1921). "Oklahoma Reports: Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma". Harlow publishing Company – via Google Books.
  9. ^ https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D1001%26context%3Dportlandinquirer[dead link]