Chicago Crusader

CTL-E-0273 · Publication · newspaper · 1940–present

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Weekly Black newspaper founded by Balm L. Leavell Jr. and Joseph H. Jefferson; Chicago's longest-running African American weekly.

The record

Also known as: The Chicago Crusader, The New Crusader, The Crusader

Sources

Wikipedia — The Chicago Crusader
Congressional Record — Chicago Crusader 75th Anniversary tribute (primary source)

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Hallway of a kitchenette apartment building, Chicago, 1941Photo: Russell Lee, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

Negro swinging his girl on roller skates. Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

Shoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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