Don’t be surprised if you’ve never heard of Charles Curtis. He was a multiracial official, who rose in the world of U.S. politics to high offices, but now is just a footnote in American history.

Recently, the spotlight has turned to his relationship with Craig Curtis, who shared Holliman’s final years and announced his passing at age 96. So, who is Craig Curtis, what was his connection ...

Charles Curtis Allen (1886-1950) was born in Waban, Massachusetts on December 13. He studied at the Worcester Museum of Art School with Philip Hale, Hermann Dudley Murphy, and Henry D. Rice. He was an ...