Charlton Tandy
 | This article, Charlton Tandy, has recently been created via the Articles for creation process. Please check to see if the reviewer has accidentally left this template after accepting the draft and take appropriate action as necessary.
Reviewer tools: Inform author |
C.H. Tandy, Charles Tandy, C. H. Tandy and Charlton H. Tandy should redirect here
Charlton "Charles" H. Tandy (1836 - 1919) was a "colored" volunteer militia officer in Missouri, lawyer, newspaper publisher, state legislator-elect, public official, and civil rights advocate. He was a Republican.[1]
He was born in Lexington, Kentucky.
He worked to integrate streetcars in St. Louis (horse-drawn at the time) inckuding organizing a boycott after legal injunctions failed to stop discriminatory practices.[2] He established an organization to aid Exodusters.[2] He also helped establish Lincoln University.[3] He led protest of the siting of Sumner High School in a heavily polluted area in close proximity to the train station and an area of brothels.[4]
The State Historical Society of Missouri has a collection of his papers.[3]
The Tandy Recreation Center and Tandy Park in St. Louis is named for him.[5]
References
- ^ "Tandy, Charlton H. · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database". nkaa.uky.edu.
- ^ a b American, Sarah Sims For The St Louis. "How Charlton Tandy integrated St. Louis streetcars". St. Louis American.
- ^ a b "Charlton H. Tandy Papers | The State Historical Society of Missouri". collections.shsmo.org.
- ^ Jack, Bryan M. (February 1, 2008). "The St. Louis African American Community and the Exodusters". University of Missouri Press – via Google Books.
- ^ "View Park". stlouis-mo.gov.