Edmund Fitzgerald Fredericks (1874 or 1875–1935) was a lawyer and educator from British Guiana.
Fredericks came to the United States to study to become a lawyer, settling in North Carolina in 1903. [1] He graduated from Shaw University in 1905. [2] He became the principal and teacher of the segregated Mooresville Colored School. [1] He worked there until 1917, then moved to England, where he worked during World War I in the War Office. [1] Fredericks became involved in the African Progress Union (APU). [1] Fredericks served as a delegate to the first Pan-African Congress in 1919. [3] That same year, he returned to British Guiana. [1]
Fredericks, along with Theodore Theophilus Nichols started the Negro Progress Convention (NPC) in 1922. [4] This organization was meant to assist Black people in British Guiana, and worldwide. [4] In 1923, he was living in Georgetown, Guyana. [5] Fredericks created trade schools for young people and established scholarships for students to study at university. [6] Fredericks was also on Executive and Legislative Councils in British Guiana. [7]
Fredericks died at age 60 on April 6, 1935. [1]
Edmund Fitzgerald Fredericks (1874 or 1875–1935) was a lawyer and educator from British Guiana.
Fredericks came to the United States to study to become a lawyer, settling in North Carolina in 1903. [1] He graduated from Shaw University in 1905. [2] He became the principal and teacher of the segregated Mooresville Colored School. [1] He worked there until 1917, then moved to England, where he worked during World War I in the War Office. [1] Fredericks became involved in the African Progress Union (APU). [1] Fredericks served as a delegate to the first Pan-African Congress in 1919. [3] That same year, he returned to British Guiana. [1]
Fredericks, along with Theodore Theophilus Nichols started the Negro Progress Convention (NPC) in 1922. [4] This organization was meant to assist Black people in British Guiana, and worldwide. [4] In 1923, he was living in Georgetown, Guyana. [5] Fredericks created trade schools for young people and established scholarships for students to study at university. [6] Fredericks was also on Executive and Legislative Councils in British Guiana. [7]
Fredericks died at age 60 on April 6, 1935. [1]