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Black plaque № 25124

Tyler, TX, United States

Henry Miller Morgan. On August 25, 1895, Henry Miller Morgan was born in Tyler's St. Louis community to Henry and Alice Ingram Morgan. He attended school in the St. Louis community, completing his education at East Texas Academy, which later became Butler College. He is listed as a barber in Tyler's

1918 city directory. He and his wife, Mabel (McLellan), had two daughters and one son. In the 1920s, Texas enacted laws requiring licenses for barbers, but African Americans were excluded from the re

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