Eyrell Blake, known as Evon Blake (7 February 1906 - 7 November 1988), was a Jamaican journalist who challenged the racial status quo in colonial Jamaica. Born in Salem, in Clarendon Parish to Cottilda and Joseph Blake, a farmer, he studied journalism in Panama. He gained a PhD from a university in Pennsylvania. In 1948, Blake took a swim in the pool at Myrtle Bank Hotel, which was then reserved only for white guests. This act created a controversy which eventually undermined the racial barriers at the hotel.
Attributes | Values |
---|---|
rdfs:label |
|
rdfs:comment |
|
dcterms:subject | |
Wikipage page ID |
|
Wikipage revision ID |
|
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage | |
sameAs | |
dbp:wikiPageUsesTemplate | |
has abstract |
|
prov:wasDerivedFrom | |
page length (characters) of wiki page |
|
foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf | |
is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of | |
is foaf:primaryTopic of |