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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.

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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.

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



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