Robert L. Vann Home - Northeast African American Historic Places Map (sitios de interés)
Descripción del sitio
7337 Monticello St
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
Two and a half story brick house
This was the home of the long-time publisher of the old Pittsburgh Courier, located on popular street for much black social and residential life in Homewood during the 1920s. Vann was an attorney and one of the first black graduates of the University of Pittsburgh Law School before founding the Courier in 1911. He became one of Pittsburgh's most influential black leaders during the 1920s and 1930s. Some years later, Vann bought adjacent houses for friends and family to move from other parts of the city, inciting whites to wage, "The Battle of Monticello Street," a nonviolent residency conflict.
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
Two and a half story brick house
This was the home of the long-time publisher of the old Pittsburgh Courier, located on popular street for much black social and residential life in Homewood during the 1920s. Vann was an attorney and one of the first black graduates of the University of Pittsburgh Law School before founding the Courier in 1911. He became one of Pittsburgh's most influential black leaders during the 1920s and 1930s. Some years later, Vann bought adjacent houses for friends and family to move from other parts of the city, inciting whites to wage, "The Battle of Monticello Street," a nonviolent residency conflict.
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