https://johnwwallace.com/OmekaClassic/files/original/56b5ed6a3525016aa3773daa8243b138.jpg 6f1e67a3c051e5dfbdc3eb3a247a0a3a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource East Tennessee Deathcare Exhibit Collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Wallace Person An individual. Birth Date 1865 Birthplace Quitman, GA Death Date 1928 Occupation Undertaker, funeral director, embalmer, Biographical Text Franklin, born in Quitman, Georgia, was a businessman who operated a blacksmith shop and an undertaking business and owned a wood and coal yard. In 1894, he moved his undertaking business to Chattanooga, making him the first African American funeral director and embalmer in the city, and one of the first African American funeral directors in East Tennessee. By 1912, he held a contract with the government of Hamilton County to bury the bodies of paupers. He was a member of the National Negro Business League and president of the National Negro Funeral Directors Association. Bibliography G. W. Franklin, 1865-1928. The Historical Marker Database, https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=4481. "How A Story Grows." Chattanooga Daily Times Sun, Apr 07, 1912, Page 12, https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/605445260/ Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource G. W. Franklin