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Mr. Morris K. Jessup

Philanthropist who donated to Tuskegee.

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Also known as Mr. Jessup

Mr. Morris K. Jessup shows up with force in Raising Money. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Treasurer of the Slater Fund, noted for giving time and thought to elevating the Negro and advancing industrial education.

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