# John Mitchell, Jr.

> John Mitchell Jr.  was an American businessman, newspaper editor, African American civil rights activist, and politician in Richmond, Virginia, particularly in Richmond's Jackson Ward, which became known as the "Black Wall Street of America." As editor of the Richmond Planet, he frequently published articles in favor of racial equality. In 1904, he organized a black boycott of the city's segregated trolley system.

*American newspaper editor*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1863-07-11
- **Died:** 1929-12-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Mitchell Jr.  was an American businessman, newspaper editor, African American civil rights activist, and politician in Richmond, Virginia, particularly in Richmond's Jackson Ward, which became known as the "Black Wall Street of America." As editor of the Richmond Planet, he frequently published articles in favor of racial equality. In 1904, he organized a black boycott of the city's segregated trolley system.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.8 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 3.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 9.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 68.0 / 100

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