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Title Eye on the struggle : Ethel Payne, the first lady of the Black Press / James McGrath Morris.
Author Morris, James McGrath, author.
Publication Info. New York : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015]
©2015
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  B PAYNE    Check Shelves
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Edition First edition.
Description x, 466 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-400) and index.
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.
Subject Payne, Ethel L.
African American women journalists -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
African American women -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
ocls civil rights
ISBN 9780062198853 : $27.99
0062198858
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