Cora Catherine Calhoun Horne
Cora Catherine Calhoun Horne | |
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| Born | Cora Catherine Calhoun November 1865 Atlanta University |
| Known for | Black suffragist, civil rights activist, socialite |
| Spouse | Edwin Horne (married 1887) |
| Children | 4 |
Cora Catherine Calhoun Horne (November 1865 – September 23, 1932) was an American suffragist, civil rights activist, and an Atlanta
History
Horne was born in November 1865 in
Horne was a socialite, active in Atlanta Society.[2] She and Edwin Horne (1859–1939) married on October 26, 1887, in Birmingham, Alabama.[2] Together they had four children Errol Stanley (1889–1918), Edwin "Teddy" Fletcher (1893–1970), Frank Smith (1899–1974), and John Burke (1905–1971).[2] After marriage, the couple moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee.[2] In 1896, they became disillusioned with the South and the segregation and moved to the West 50s Streets in New York City, which was known as "Black Bohemia" at the time.[2] Later the family settled down at 189 Chauncey Street in Brooklyn, New York.[2]
In the 1890s, she was a founding member of the Horne National Association of Colored Women (NACW).[2] The Hornes were early members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).[1] She was additionally active in many other organizations including the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA, starting in 1913), Brooklyn League on Urban Conditions (1918), the Big Brother and Big Sister Federation (1918), and the National Republican Women's Auxiliary (c.1924).[1]
Horne was the paternal grandmother to Lena Horne, who, along with her spouse primarily raised Lena when she was a child in the 1920s.[4][5][6] When her granddaughter was living with her, Horne took her to NAACP meetings starting at age 2 and immersed her in learning about civic causes.[1][7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Page Fernandez, Nancy (2017). "Biography of Cora Catherine Calhoun Horne (Horn), 1865-1932". Alexander Street, a ProQuest Company. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8103-9177-2.
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- ^ Sanusi, Daa'iya (2011-04-11). "Lena Horne: An example for our times". Amsterdam News. AANIC. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ "Born in a Trunk: The Story of the Hornes". The New York Times. p. 22. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ "From the Archives: Lena Horne dies at 92; singer and civil rights activist who broke barriers". Los Angeles Times. 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ISBN 978-0-7582-0185-0.