Draft:Beverly Victor Baranco
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Beverly Victor Baranco Jr. was a barber, fraternal organization leader, Republican organizer, and family patriarch.
Election commissioner.[1] This would have been his father??? He was involved in the disputed 1876 election.[2]
Sr.? Jr. (March 20, 1869-?) was an insurance businessman and fraternal organization leader in Baton Rouge. He was in the masons and an Odd Fellow.[3]
He was born and raised in Baton Rouge. He attended Straight College.[4]
Letter carrier.[5]
In 1872 he helped establish a cemetery for African Americans as part of the Lutheran Benefit Society.[6]
In 1919 he was a leader in the Lincoln League of America advocating for voting rights.[7]
He was a leader in the Odd Fellows and an Odd Fellows Temple was built in Baton Rouge in 1925?
He had eight children. One of them Raphael Baranco Sr. was a dentist and school official who opposed segregation and advocated for educational opportunities for African Americans.[8]
One of his grandchildren appeared on the show History Makers.[9]
Arbold Vernon Baranco (1915-1987) was a family member.[10] Other family members.[11] Musician Wilbert Baranco is also a family member.
References
[edit]- ^ Senate documents. 1877.
- ^ Index to reports of committees of the house of representatives for the second session of the forty-fourth congress. 1877.
- ^ The African American Experience in Louisiana: From Jim Crow to civil rights. Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana. 1999. ISBN 978-1-887366-47-2.
- ^ Old South Baton Rouge: The Roots of Hope. University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press. 2009. ISBN 978-1-887366-86-1.
- ^ Official Register of the United States: Containing a List of Officers and Employés in the Civil, Military, and Naval Service. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1894.
- ^ "Lutheran Benevolent Society Cemetery | Explore Louisiana".
- ^ "Lincoln League Baranco elected VP". The Voice of the People. 19 July 1919. p. 1.
- ^ https://legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1098430
- ^ https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/gregory-baranco
- ^ "Guide to the Arnold Vernon Baranco Papers".
- ^ "St. Mary's College Pre-Flight School Band – Alex Albright".