Charlotta Spears Bass
- Episode aired Aug 26, 2020
- 12m
Charlotta Spears Bass (1874-1969), a crusading newspaper editor and politician, was one of the first African American women to own and operate a newspaper in the United States. At a time whe... Read allCharlotta Spears Bass (1874-1969), a crusading newspaper editor and politician, was one of the first African American women to own and operate a newspaper in the United States. At a time when newsrooms were male-dominated and few white journalists focused on issues of importance ... Read allCharlotta Spears Bass (1874-1969), a crusading newspaper editor and politician, was one of the first African American women to own and operate a newspaper in the United States. At a time when newsrooms were male-dominated and few white journalists focused on issues of importance to African Americans, Bass followed in the tradition of 'muckraking' or reform-minded jour... Read all