Charlotta Bass,1940s-1950s

Item Overview

Title

Charlotta Bass,1940s-1950s

Alternative title

Charlotta Bass and the California Eagle newspaper

Date Created

[1940s-1950s]

Date

1940/1960

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Charlotta Bass was the publisher of the California Eagle newspaper from 1912 to 1951, and a civil rights activist. The California Eagle, covering Los Angeles' African-American community, was one of the oldest and longest running African American newspapers.
Studio portrait of Charlotta Bass.

Caption

Security Pacific National Bank Collection

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

Portrait photographs

Names

Bass, Charlotta A., 1880-1969

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American civil rights workers
African American newspaper editors