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Goodlett Family
Goodlett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Carlton Benjamin Goodlett (1914–1997), American physician, newspaper publisher and civil rights activist *John A. Goodlett, American politician *Ray Goodlett, American soccer player *Sasha Goodlett (born 1990), American women's basketball player See also *Goodlett Gin, a historic cotton gin in Historic Washington State Park in Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlton Benjamin Goodlett
Carlton Benjamin Goodlett (July 23, 1914 – January 25, 1997) was an American physician, newspaper publisher, political power broker, and civil rights leader in San Francisco, California. From 1951 until his death, he was the owner of Reporter Publishing Company, which published the ''Sun-Reporter'', the ''California Voice'', and seven other regional African-American weeklies in Northern California. Goodlett maintained a busy medical practice in his newspaper office until his retirement from medicine in 1983. Early life He was born in Chipley, Florida, to Fannie T. Russ and Arthur Goodlett, and later migrated to Omaha, Nebraska. He was the youngest of two children. His sister's name is unknown, but when she was 5 and Carlton was 3 years old, her dress caught fire from the embers from the home's fireplace, and the house subsequently caught on fire too. She managed to get Carlton out but did not herself survive. Goodlett was a very precocious child, often following his sister to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
