H. Claude Hudson
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H. Claude Hudson was a prominent businessman and advocate for civil rights, best known for helping to found the Broadway Federal Savings and Loan Association (now Broadway Federal Bank
) in Los Angeles.
on April 19, 1886.
A dentist by profession, the Howard University
graduate established his practice in Shreveport, Louisiana
. He was active in the Niagara Movement
, the predecessor to the NAACP. He moved to Los Angeles
where he helped to integrate
the public beaches in the 1920s. He also served as the president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the NAACP.
In 1946, he helped found Broadway Federal Bank
. Hudson served as chairman of the board from 1949 to 1972. His son Elbert Hudson succeeded him as chairman, followed by his grandson Paul C. Hudson, who took over leadership of the bank in 1992.
He died in Los Angeles on January 26, 1989 at the age of 102.
Broadway Federal Bank
The Broadway Federal Bank is a community bank founded in 1946 and based in Los Angeles. As of 2010, it owned and operated five branches.- History :...
) in Los Angeles.
Biography
H(enry) Claude Hudson was born in Marksville, LouisianaMarksville, Louisiana
Marksville is a city in and the parish seat of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,537 at the 2000 census. Louisiana's first land-based casino, Paragon Casino Resort, opened in Marksville in June 1994...
on April 19, 1886.
A dentist by profession, the Howard University
Howard University
Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...
graduate established his practice in Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
. He was active in the Niagara Movement
Niagara Movement
The Niagara Movement was a black civil rights organization founded in 1905 by a group led by W. E. B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter. It was named for the "mighty current" of change the group wanted to effect and Niagara Falls, the Canadian side of which was where the first meeting took...
, the predecessor to the NAACP. He moved to Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
where he helped to integrate
Racial integration
Racial integration, or simply integration includes desegregation . In addition to desegregation, integration includes goals such as leveling barriers to association, creating equal opportunity regardless of race, and the development of a culture that draws on diverse traditions, rather than merely...
the public beaches in the 1920s. He also served as the president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the NAACP.
In 1946, he helped found Broadway Federal Bank
Broadway Federal Bank
The Broadway Federal Bank is a community bank founded in 1946 and based in Los Angeles. As of 2010, it owned and operated five branches.- History :...
. Hudson served as chairman of the board from 1949 to 1972. His son Elbert Hudson succeeded him as chairman, followed by his grandson Paul C. Hudson, who took over leadership of the bank in 1992.
He died in Los Angeles on January 26, 1989 at the age of 102.