The Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity was established on the campus of UCLA in 1924. Page in the 1924 UCLA Yearbook with oval photo portraits of six members of the Upsilon Chapter of the Kappa Alpha PSI fraternity, (top): Wendell P. Gladden, (2nd row, l-r): Jefferson Brown, Leon Whitaker, (3rd row): Edgar Johnson, (4th row, l-r): William Rux, Jr., Lorenz Graham. Jefferson Maze Brown worked as an agent at Golden State Mutual before his early death. Wendell P. Gladden was a member of a prominent African American community family in Los Angeles. Leon L. Whitaker was the first black deputy district attorney in Los Angeles before his early death. Edgar J. Johnson worked for Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company for 45 years, rising to President of the company. Lorenz Graham (1902-1989) was a novelist, short story writer, folklorist, educator, lecturer, and award-winning children's and young adult's author. Signed: Sincerely your friend Edgar Johnson / 26 [i.e. class of 1926]
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African American authors African American businesspeople African American lawyers Gladden, Wendell P., Jr., 1901-1964 Brown, Jefferson Maze, 1904-1931 Rux, William, Jr Graham, Lorenz Whitaker, Leon L., 1904-1931 Johnson, Edgar J. (Edgar James), 1904-2001
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