Joseph D. Bibb

CTL-E-1988 · Person · businessperson · 1910s–1930s

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Chicago lawyer; founder and editor of the Chicago Whip. Coined the slogan 'Don't Spend Your Money Where You Can't Work' and served as the 1929 campaign's legal strategist.

The record

Also known as: Joseph Bibb

Notes

RELP49 new supporting entity (2026-10-06): endpoint for founded_by ← CTL-E-1343 and founded → Chicago Whip.

Relationships

"Don't Spend Your Money Where You Can't Work" campaign launched (1929) — initiated
Joseph D. Bibb, with Porter and MacNeal, created the 1929 campaign and coined its slogan.
Chicago Whip — founded
Joseph D. Bibb was the founder and editor of the Chicago Whip, the paper that organized the 1929 campaign.

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"Don't Spend Your Money Where You Can't Work" boycott pickets on 47th Street — related to → this record
"Don't Spend Your Money Where You Can't Work" campaign — founded by → this record

Sources

Opie, Southern Food and Civil Rights — 'The Chicago Movement'

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