All 9 Uses of
prominent
in
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography
- I knew most of the coloured men who at that time had become prominent as leaders of their race, but I had not then known one who was neither a politician nor a preacher; and I had not heard of the head of an important coloured school who was not a preacher.†
Chpt Intr.
- In the spring of 1895 I received a telegram from prominent citizens in Atlanta asking me to accompany a committee from that city to Washington
Chpt 13 *prominent = well-known or important
- The committee was composed of about twenty-five of the most prominent and most influential white men of Georgia.†
Chpt 13
- In the discussion from day to day of the various features of this programme, the question came up as to the advisability of putting a member of the Negro race on for one of the opening addresses, since the Negroes had been asked to take such a prominent part in the Exposition.†
Chpt 13
- In this procession were prominent coloured citizens in carriages, as well as several Negro military organizations.†
Chpt 13
- A prominent part in the reception was taken by the coloured citizens.†
Chpt 16
- On this second visit Mr. Charles W. Hare, a prominent white citizen of Tuskegee, kindly volunteered to accompany me, to reenforce my invitation with one from the white people of Tuskegee and the vicinity.†
Chpt 17
- Several prominent generals came, including General Shafter and General Joseph Wheeler, who were recently returned from the Spanish-American war.†
Chpt 17
- In the summer of 1900, with the assistance of such prominent coloured men as Mr. T. Thomas Fortune, who has always upheld my hands in every effort, I organized the National Negro Business League, which held its first meeting in Boston, and brought together for the first time a large number of the coloured men who are engaged in various lines of trade or business in different parts of the United States.†
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(prominent as in: a prominent politician) well-known or important -- especially of a person who is respected