Philip Anthony Payton Jr. (February 27, 1876 – August 1917) was an African-American real estate entrepreneur, known as the "Father of Harlem", due to his work renting properties in Harlem, New York City, to African Americans.
Philip Anthony Payton Jr. (February 27, 1876 – August 1917) was an African-American real estate entrepreneur, known as the "Father of Harlem", due to his work renting properties in Harlem, New York City, to African Americans. (en)