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Jack L. Cooper and The All-Negro Hour

CTL-E-1274 · Institution · other · 1929–1959

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

The first Black radio announcer/DJ in the U.S., broadcasting Black-oriented programming from Chicago's WSBC. His Sunday-night variety hour brought gospel, jazz, blues, sermons and comedy into Black homes.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from LIFE-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-LIFE-001:CTL-LIFE-E-004; source research type(s): institution.

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Record CTL-E-1274 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 3 sources · CTL research: LIFE-001.
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Pullman porter aboard the Capitol Limited bound for Chicago (Jack Delano, FSA-OWI)
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