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Charles F. Tilghman Jr.
1897–1985
United States
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Charles Francis Tilghman Jr. (March 11, 1897 – December 2, 1985) was an American printer, and the son of social activist Hettie B. Tilghman. His publishing company, Tilghman Press, was the leading West Coast black-owned publishing company from the 1930s to the 1960s.
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