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Portrait of J. Austin Norris, a prominent Philadelphia attorney and publisher of the Philadelphia Independent,the African-American newspaper he published after relocating from Pittsburgh.He partnered with Mercer Lewis in the law firm, Norris &…

J. Austin Norris, a prominent Philadelphia African American lawyer, lost the Democratic election in the 7th Ward in early June 1938. Norris often looked out for the President of Berean Savings I. Maximilian Martin.