December 11, 1916 John Edward Bush, co-founder of the Mosaic Templars of America (MTA), died. Bush was born enslaved on November 14, 1856 in Moscow, Tennessee. He and his family were freed after the Civil War and moved to Little Rock, Arkansas. His mother died soon after moving to little rock leaving John and his sister […]
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December 11th in African American History – John Edward Bush
By Chimsima Zuhri on December 11, 2012 in African American History, December, Politics
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