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Eye on the struggle : Ethel Payne, the first lady of the Black Press
Title:
Eye on the struggle : Ethel Payne, the first lady of the Black Press
ISBN:
9780062198853
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
x, 466 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Summary:
Acclaimed biographer James McGrath Morris brings into focus the riveting life of pioneering journalist Ethel Payne, known as The First Lady of the Black Press. For decades, Ethel Lois Payne has been hidden in the shadows of history. Now, Morris skillfully illuminates the life of this ambitious, influential, and groundbreaking woman, from her childhood growing up in South Chicago to her career as a journalist and network news commentator, reporting on some of the most crucial events in modern American history.
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