Louis Earnest Austin (1898 - 1971)

Born 24 Jan 1898 in Enfield, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Stella Vivian (Walker) Austin — married 26 Jun 1926 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Jun 1971 at age 73 in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Louis Austin is Notable.

Louis Austin was an American journalist, civic leader and social activist.^[1]

Louis Earnest Austin was born on 24 Jan 1898 in Enfield, Halifax, North Carolina, United States, son of William Louis Austin (~1869 - ) and Carrie (Johnson) Austin (~1877 - ). He was a journalist.

His siblings were:

1. Maud N Austin (1906 - )
2. Jessie T Austin (1910 - )

Louis married Stella V Walker (1900 - 1981) Their daughter was Vivian (Austin) Edmonds.

Louis died on 12 Jun 1971 in Durham, Durham, North Carolina aged 73. He is buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Durham, North Carolina.^[2][3]

Per "Durham's Hayti"

"Louis E. Austin was a native of Enfield, North Carolina, He attended the National Training School and Chautauqua, where he later was awarded an honorary LLD degree. Austin worked as an insurance agent for the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company until 1926. When he founded the militant newspaper, the Carolina Times, he dedicated the paper, whose motto was 'The Truth Unbridled,' to justice and equality for all blacks in the Durham community. Austin's office served as the headquarters for many civil rights efforts in the local community. He was the driving force behind Raymond Hocutt's legal challenge of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's segregation policy. Austin also fought to hire black firemen, policemen, and bus drivers; he crusaded for equal pay for black teachers and paved streets and adequate streetlights in black communities."

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Louis Austin
2. ↑ Death: "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"
   Citing Durham, Durham, North Carolina, cn19930, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,983,570.
   FamilySearch (accessed 19 February 2022)
   Louis Ernest Austin death 12 Jun 1971 (age 73y) in Durham, Durham, North Carolina.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46994630/louis-earnest-austin : accessed 18 February 2022), memorial page for Louis Earnest Austin (24 Jan 1898–15 Jun 1971), Find A Grave: Memorial #46994630, citing Beechwood Cemetery, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Jean Marie Diaz (contributor 46990582) .

• Jones, Beverly Washington, and Vann, Andre D.. Durham's Hayti. United States, Arcadia Publishing, 1999, p. 82
• https://www.opendurham.org/buildings/509-dunbar-street-%e2%80%93-austin-house
• https://durhamvoice.org/?p=31516
• Wikidata: Item Q18738586, en:Wikipedia