releases: https://clyburn.house.gov/postmaster-frazier-b-baker-post-office-dedication-announced-new-lake-city-post-office-name-honors-first-african-american-postmaster/
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| https://clyburn.house.gov/postmaster-frazier-b-baker-post-office-dedication-announced-new-lake-city-post-office-name-honors-first-african-american-postmaster/ | Postmaster Frazier B. Baker Post Office Dedication Announced New Lake City Post Office Name Honors First African-American Postmaster | 2019-02-21 | 2019 | 2019-02 | Democrat | House | SC | James E. Clyburn | C000537 | clyburn.house.gov | clyburn | https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/ | scraper | Columbia, S.C. – On Friday, February 22, U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn join other elected officials and Baker family representatives at the renaming of the Lake City Post Office in Lake City, South Carolina in honor of Frazier B. Baker. The new name pays tribute to the memory and courage of Frazier Baker, the first African American appointed to serve as postmaster at the Lake City Post Office in 1897, who was lynched for refusing to give up his post. This dedication ceremony takes place exactly 121 years after Baker and his infant daughter were murdered. Congressman Clyburn sponsored legislation, H.R. 7230, designating the post office name change to right a past wrong and acknowledge the sacrifices of Frazier Baker and so many others who stood up against injustice and intolerance. WHO: Congressman James E. Clyburn S.C. Representative Roger K. Kirby S.C. Senator Ronnie A. Saab Lake City Mayor Lovith Anderson, Jr. Dr. Fostenia Baker, grand-niece of Frazier Baker WHAT: Dedication of the Postmaster Frazier B. Baker Post Office WHERE: Lake City United Methodist Church 229 West Main Street, Lake City, South Carolina WHEN: Friday, February 22, 2019 11:00 a.m. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-06-27T23:17:04Z |