Jackson, Raymond "Sportree"
- Identifier
- DBB-PER-01512
- Given Name
- Raymond "Sportree"
- Family Name
- Jackson
- Gender
- Male
- Description
- Raymond "Sportree" Jackson was an entrepreneur in the nightlife business in Detroit.
- Affiliation
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This person was affiliated with the following organization(s):
Club Tuxedo
Role: ManagerTropical Bar
Role: Owner and/or OperatorSportree's Music Bar
Role: Owner and/or Operator - References
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Photograph from: "Has Birthday," Michigan Chronicle, Aug 7, 1943, p. 17, https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045324/1943-08-07/ed-1/seq-17/.
"Music Bar Owner Sued," The Afro-American (Baltimore), Feb 4, 1950, p. 15, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1134763683.
- Documentation
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1939-01-14 Michigan Chronicle, 9 (Club Tuxedo)
- 1942-12-19 Michigan Chronicle, 19 (Tropical B-A-R)
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1943-08-07 Michigan Chronicle, 17 (Tropical bar)
- 1946-12-28 Detroit Tribune, 3 (Sportree's Music Bar)
- Title
- Jackson, Raymond "Sportree"