Draft:George B. Murphy Sr.
George B. Murphy Jr. (1906-1986) was a civil rights leader in Maryland. He was photographed in 1941 with fellow delegates at the first state convention of the Maryland NAACP. He was honored for his work equalizing teacher pay.
Grandfather was John Henry Murphy Sr. (1840-1922) publisher of the Afri-American (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21294508/john-henry-murphy findagrave entry}
In 1941, George B. Murphy Sr.(1870-1955) educator, night school founder and principal , Urban League Findagrave entry was photographed among delegates at the first state convention of the Maryland NAACP.[1]
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In 1953 he wrote a letter of congratulations to W. E. B. Du Bois.[2]
He led a delegation visiting the U.S.S.R. and wrote a report on the trip.[3]
Lawyer William H. Murphy Sr. was his brother
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