N'Digo

CTL-E-0274 · Publication · newspaper · 1989–present

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Chicago Black weekly 'magapaper' founded by Hermene Hartman, focused on Black middle-class urban life.

The record

Also known as: N'DIGO

Sources

The HistoryMakers — Hermene Hartman biography (primary source)
NYPL Research Catalog — Hermene Hartman oral history summary (primary source)

Record CTL-E-0274 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: Verified · CTL research: BCI-001, BPM-003.
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Children playing in vacant lot in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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

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