Ethel L. Payne

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Ethel L. Payne was a pioneering African American journalist and civil rights advocate, often called the “First Lady of the Black Press” for her influential reporting and commentary.

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Ethel Lois Payne 1

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instanceOf African American
author
civil rights activist
journalist
advocatedFor civil rights
racial equality
social justice
birthDate 1911-08-14
birthPlace Chicago, Illinois, United States
coveredAdministration Dwight D. Eisenhower administration
John F. Kennedy administration
Lyndon B. Johnson administration
Richard Nixon administration
coveredEvent March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Montgomery bus boycott
coveredTopic U.S. civil rights movement
desegregation
international affairs
voting rights
deathDate 1991-05-28
deathPlace Chicago, Illinois, United States
education Crane Junior College
employer Chicago Defender
ethnicity African American
linked to: Black Americans
fieldOfWork civil rights commentary
journalism
political reporting
fullName Ethel Lois Payne
linked to: Ethel L. Payne
gender female
hasNotableRole pioneering African American woman in the White House press corps
language English
nationality American
nickname First Lady of the Black Press
linked to: Daisy Bates
notableFor White House press coverage
being called "First Lady of the Black Press"
civil rights reporting
occupation columnist
journalist
radio commentator
religion Baptist
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
role White House correspondent
subjectOf biographical works on African American journalism
workedFor Chicago Defender
wroteFor Afro-American newspapers
The Chicago Defender
linked to: Chicago Defender

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Chicago Defender notableEditor Ethel L. Payne
Ethel L. Payne fullName Ethel Lois Payne
linked to: Ethel L. Payne