Known to many as the “first lady of the black press,” Ethel Payne fearlessly documented the struggle for civil rights in twentieth-century America. This hour, we take a look at a new biography, which celebrates Payne's life and legacy as a journalist.
And later, Wednesday is the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. We listen back to a conversation we had in 2008 with one of the founders of the Titanic Historical Society in Indian Orchard, MA.
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Event info:
James McGrath Morris will be at the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center on April 22, 2015 at 7:00 pm.
GUESTS:
- James McGrath Morris - American biographer; his latest book is called Eye of the Struggle: Ethel Payne, the First Lady of the Black Press
- Farai Chideya - Professor of Journalism at New York University
- Edward Kamuda - Founder of the Titanic Historical Society in Indian Orchard, MA
John Dankosky and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.
