George L. Knox
George L. Knox Sr. | |
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| Born | George Levi Knox September 16, 1841 |
| Died | August 24, 1927 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Barber shop owner |
| Notable works | Slave and Freeman, the Autobiography of George L. Knox |
| Spouse | Auralia S. Harvey
(m. 1865–1910)Margaret Nickens (m. 1914) |
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George Levi Knox (September 16, 1841 – August 24, 1927) was an American escaped slave, soldier, activist, publisher, and author in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Knox was born in Statesville, Tennessee, to enslaved parents. He was a runaway slave who served both the South and the North in the American Civil War. Later in life he published The Indianapolis Freeman from 1893 to 1926. Knox also owned a Negro league baseball team, Indianapolis's Barber B.B.C.
His grandson George L. Knox II was a pilot with the Tuskegee Airman during World War II.