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Author:

Morris, James McGrath, author.

Title:

Eye on the struggle : Ethel Payne, the first lady of the Black press / James McGrath Morris.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Amistadan imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

x, 466 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Payne, Ethel L.
African American women journalists--Chicago--Chicago--Biography.
African American women--Chicago--Chicago--Biography.
Civil rights--History--20th century.

Notes:

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.

ISBN:

0062198858
9780062198853

LCCN:

bl2015002904

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

YTPG232 -- Clinton Public Library (Clinton)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)