George Montgomery "Mont" Howell Sr. (1866 – 1944), commonly known as Mont Howell, was an African American businessman in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a member of the executive committee of the National Negro Business League. Howell and his brother Edward operated a shoe store and manufacturer in Atlanta called the "People's Shoe Store".
Howell was a witness to the 1906 Atlanta race massacre; and testified as a witness in the 1928 murder trial of Coleman Osborn, a store owner in Chatsworth, Georgia."New 'Confession' Quickly Refuted by Eula Thompson". The Atlanta Journal. August 28, 1928. p. 1, 13. Retrieved 2026-02-10 – via Newspapers.com. He attended Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University).
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