R. C. O. Benjamin

Biography

R. C. O. Benjamin (né Robert Charles O'Hara Benjamin; March 31, 1855 – October 2, 1900) was a West Indies-born American journalist, lawyer, and minister. He was an editor or contributor to numerous newspapers throughout the country, and may have been the first black editor of a white paper when he became editor of the Daily Sun In Los Angeles, California. He was also possibly the first black man admitted to the California bar, and may have been admitted to the bar in twelve states.

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