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James L. Smallwood
1845–1885
United States
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Biography
James L. Smallwood (1845–1885) was an American educator and barber who was born in Mulberry Ward, Philadelphia. Smallwood was both the first African-American juror in York County, Pennsylvania, and the founder of the James Smallwood Schoolhouse in York, Pennsylvania. He was also one of the original charter members of Lebanon Cemetery in York, as well as an active member of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.
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