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==Background==

==Background==

Howard was born in Ebenezer, Mississippi to Sallie and Perry Wilbon Howard, I (also known as Perry Howard, Sr.), who were previously enslaved.<ref name=blackpastbio/> His family, which owned farmland, placed a priority and emphasis on prosperity via education, and Howard was sent along with all of his brothers to universities.<ref name=blackpastbio/> He also had a sister, Sarah E. Howard, who outlived him.<ref name=findagrave/>

Howard was born in Ebenezer, Mississippi (located in Holmes County) to Sallie and Perry Wilbon Howard, I (also known as Perry Howard, Sr.), who were previously enslaved.<ref name=blackpastbio/> His family, which owned farmland, placed a priority and emphasis on prosperity via education, and Howard was sent along with all of his brothers to universities.<ref name=blackpastbio/> He also had a sister, Sarah E. Howard, who outlived him.<ref name=findagrave/>

After graduating from Rust College, Howard attended Fisk University and Illinois College, where he studied mathematics and law respectively.<ref name=blackpastbio/> Following admission in 1905 into the state bar, he began law practice as an attorney that would continue for fifteen years, and his office, located in the capital city of [[Jackson]], quickly helped spark growing economic black mobility in the area.<ref name=blackpastbio/>

After graduating from Rust College, Howard attended Fisk University and Illinois College, where he studied mathematics and law respectively.<ref name=blackpastbio/> Following admission in 1905 into the state bar, he began law practice as an attorney that would continue for fifteen years, and his office, located in the capital city of [[Jackson]], quickly helped spark growing economic black mobility in the area.<ref name=blackpastbio/>