Eye on the struggle

Description:

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.

subjects: Civil rights,  African American women journalists,  Biography,  African American women,  History,  Women journalists,  African americans, biography,  Journalists, biography,  Civil rights, united states,  Chicago (ill.), biography,  nyt:race-and-civil-rights=2015-03-08,  New York Times bestseller

People: Ethel L. Payne

Places: Illinois,  Chicago

Times: 20th century