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Comment: Largely based on local/regional thin coverage. I doubt this indicates notability. --Johannes (Talk) (Contribs) (Articles) 15:43, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: Jugamos, Wallace Leon Purifoy, and W. L. Purifoy should link here
The Imperial Council of Jugamos was a fraternal group of African Americans, established in 1910 by Wallace Leon Purifoy and headquartered in Forrest City, Arkansas, United States. The group held annual conference meetings in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and issued insurance policies of its members.[1]
History
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The Imperial Council of Jugamos, a fraternal organization of African Americans, was founded in 1910 by Wallace Leon Purifoy. Its headquarters was in Forrest City, Arkansas.[2] The Forrest City Herald newspaper printed its constitution in 1916.[3] The New Castle Herald noted the group and its officers in 1919.[4]
The Hot Springs New Era reported on the group's meetings and parade in Whittingon Park in 1916 calling the group "one of the greatest negro organizations in the world" and noting its speeches, songs, and prayers as well as its officers.[5] In 1919 it held its spring convention in Hot Springs. The New Castle Herald reported on the event and noted the group's officers.[4]
Contractor and philanthropist John Lee Webb was a member.[6]
Purifoy
[edit]Wallace Leon Purifoy, founded the group.[5] He was born on February 9, 1869, on a farm near Perry, Georgia to parents Solomon and Mary Jane Purifoy.[2] He married Fannie Jane Waterford.[2] He was the principal at "Colored High School" in Forrest City for 23 years.[2] He died October 2, 1949, and was buried at Forrest City Cemetery.
Wallace Leon Purifoy Jr. became a lawyer working in Forrest City, and worked with civil rights lawyer Wiley A. Branton.[7]
See also
[edit]- List of general fraternities
- Spring Creek Baptist Church[8]
- National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Francis County, Arkansas
References
[edit]- ^ "Clark v. Imperial Council of Jugamos".
- ^ a b c d Richardson, Clement (June 7, 1919). The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race. Vol. 1. Montgomery, Alabama: National Publishing Company. p. 91 – via Google Books.
- ^ Jugamos, Imperial Council of (June 7, 1916). "Constitution and General Laws of the Imperial Council of Jugamos". Forrest City Herald Print – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "1919 - 01 15 -". New Castle Herald. January 15, 1919. p. 4 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "1916 - 12 08". Hot Springs New Era. December 8, 1916. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "John Lee Webb (1877–1946)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
- ^ "Wallace Leon Purifoy". Arkansas Black Lawyers. University of Arkansas. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ https://www.arkansasheritage.com/arkansas-register/first-baptist-church
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