Sam, Alfred Charles, 1880-approximately 1930
Person
Biography
Gold Coast-born merchant and pioneer pan-Africanist who in 1913-15 encouraged the resettlement of African Americans as part of the Back-to-Africa movement.
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Akim Trading Company, Ltd. stock certificate, 1914-03-14
Item
Identifier: 1981.008.1
Scope and Contents
Certificate for 6 shares of capital stock -- $1,000,000, $25 per share -- of the Akim Trading Company, Ltd. sold to N. S. Simpson, Depew, Oklahoma.Akim Trading Company, Ltd., incorporated under the laws of South Dakota; founded by Alfred Charles Sam, "a shadowy figure in Oklahoma history, inspired the emigratiobn of hundreds of African American Oklahomans back to Africa in the second decade of the 20th century. Those who completed the first journey to Africa endured phyusical...
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Publication: 1914-03-14