Chicago Defender

CTL-E-0266 · Publication · newspaper · 1905–present

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Historic Chicago Black weekly newspaper founded by Robert Sengstacke Abbott; championed the Great Migration and civil rights.

The record

• Also known as: The Chicago Defender

Relationships

• Ethel Payne — wrote for
  Payne was the Chicago Defender's Washington correspondent.
• Gwendolyn Brooks — wrote for
  Brooks published many of her early verses in the Chicago Defender (Britannica — Gwendolyn Brooks)
• Lu Palmer — wrote for
  Palmer came to Chicago in 1950 as a reporter for the Chicago Defender.
• Robert S. Abbott — founded by
  Abbott founded the Chicago Defender in 1905.
• Vernon Jarrett — wrote for
  Jarrett began his journalism career at the Chicago Defender in the 1940s.

Referenced by

• John H. Sengstacke — affiliated with → this record

Sources

• Congressional Record — Chicago Daily Defender Commemoration (primary source)
• chipublib.org — Bud Billiken Parade: 90 Years (primary source)

Record CTL-E-0266 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: Verified · CTL research: BCI-001, BPM-003, BVM-005, LIFE-001.
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