Dancy, John Campbell
- Identifier
- DBB-PER-00695
- Given Name
- John Campbell
- Family Name
- Dancy
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Year
- 1888
- Death Year
- 1968
- Description
- Born in Wilmington, NC, in 1888. Moved from New York City to Detroit in 1918 to assume a leadership position at the Detroit Urban League. He was the head of the Detroit Urban League for decades. Owned property and was on the board of several businesses, including serving as the President and Treasurer of the Michigan People's Finance Corporation. Died in 1968.
- Migration Origin
- Wilmington, North Carolina
- Affiliation
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This person was affiliated with the following organization(s):
Michigan People's Finance Corporation (MPFC)
Role: OfficerDetroit Urban League
Role: Officer (director)YMCA - St. Antoine Branch
Role: Other Leadership Role (building committee member 1925)Pen and Palette Club
Role: Officer (president in 1927)Social Workers Council
Role: Officer (president in 1927) - Book Pages
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This person, their family, or their business appears in the book Freedom Enterprise on page(s): xv, 28, 39, 40, 53, 61, 62, 103, 110, 159, 175, 199.
- Documentation
- Freedom Enterprise, xv (Michigan People’s Finance Corporation (MPFC))
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1925-04-04 Chicago Defender, 1 (St. Antoine St. branch of the Metropolitan Y.M.C.A.)
- 1927 Detroit Negro Business League Directory, 11 (Detroit Negro Urban League)
- 1927 Detroit Negro Business League Directory, 13 (Pen and Palette Club)
- 1927 Detroit Negro Business League Directory, 13 (Social Workers Council)
- Title
- Dancy, John Campbell