Harry Pace
Harry Pace | |
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Pace, circa 1911 | |
| Born | January 6, 1884 |
| Died | July 19, 1943 (aged 59) |
| Alma mater | Atlanta University Chicago-Kent College of Law |
| Occupation(s) | Record executive, insurance executive, lawyer |
| Known for | Founder of Black Swan Records |
Harry Herbert Pace (January 6, 1884 – July 19, 1943) was an American music publisher and insurance executive. He was the founder of Black Swan Records, the first record label owned by an African American with wide distribution capabilities.
Pace began successful insurance companies in New Jersey and Chicago. He eventually went to law school in Chicago and became a lawyer. Although he supported African-Americans and African American causes (for example, he paid for the future path-breaking publisher John H. Johnson to finish the University of Chicago through the Urban League), it is possible he began passing as white in his later legal career.