Rise of a Black Male Named George Edwin Taylor

George Edwin Taylor was born into a hard and troublesome childhood. Little did he know he would be a very successful man and even a candidate for the President of the United States of America. George was born in Arkansas in 1857. His mother was free and his father was enslaved. George and his mother decided to start a new life in a new place. They moved to Illinois. Illinois did not go how they had hoped. With his mom passing away, the La Crosse court system fostered George to a black farmer named Nathan Smith. George lived with Nathan until he turned 20. Before George left, a political mind had intrigued him. He insisted George to go and get some education and obtain a superior education. George attended Wayland University in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Although he attended Wayland University he did not earn a degree because of money and health issues. After his college years he returned to La Crosse and found a job as a newspaper reporter and editor. This led directly to his inter...