Eye on the struggle Ethel Payne, the first lady of the Black Press
Morris, James McGrath
New York · Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers · 2015
Payne, Ethel L ·African American women journalists -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography ·African American women -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography ·Civil rights -- History -- 20th century ·African American women ·African American women journalists ·Civil rights ·Illinois -- Chicago ·Biography ·History ·Biographies
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.
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- x, 466 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Language
- eng
- ISBN
- 9780062198853
- LCCN
- 2015296496
- LC class
- PN4874.P367 M677 2015
- Dewey
- 070.92
1 copy · reference, in-library use
PN4874.P367 M677 201519B