S. Edward Hall
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Hall was born in Batavia, Illinois in 1878. He came to St. Paul in 1900 and operated a barbershop downtown for sixty-two years. He was active in the Saint Paul community life and was a founder of the Saint Paul Urban League. Hall died in October of 1975.
Date: Approximately 1940
Image and biography courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
This file appears in: Urban League Building
Urban League Building
The first employment services for African Americans seeking entry into the local workforce were delivered out of barbershops and beauty parlors. Most important of these was the Hall Brothers…