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3 unusual facts about William Fontaine


William Fontaine

The next year, he traveled to Lagos, Nigeria, where he celebrated the inauguration of his classmate, Nnamdi Azikiwe as Governor General.

During the Truman and later McCarthy eras, Fontaine supported the presidential candidacy of socially liberal Republican governor Harold Stassen, who served as President of Penn from 1948 to 1953.

In 1959, he attended Pope John XXIII’s address of thanks to those who promoted black culture.



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