George Montgomery "Mont" Howell Sr. (1866 â 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. He attended Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University).