Helen Appo Cook was a wealthy, prominent African-American community activist in Washington, D.C., and a leader in the women's club movement. Cook was a founder and president of the Colored Women's Lea
Cook in 1898
Officers of Convention of 1895. Historical Records of Conventions of 1895-96 of the Colored Women of America]
John Francis Cook Jr. was a prominent businessman, politician and civil rights activist who was a member of the Washingtonian African-American elite of the late 19th century. Born into an established,