Charlotta Bass in the back seat of a car in front of Hooper Market, 1950-1952

Item Overview
- Title
- Charlotta Bass in the back seat of a car in front of Hooper Market, 1950-1952
- Alternative title
- Charlotta Bass, other political activities
- Date Created
- [1950-1952]
- Collection
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OpenUCLA Collections
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Notes
- Description
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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.
Charlotta Bass in the back seat of a car and a driver in the front seat, in front of Hooper Market, possibly when she was a Progressive Party candidate for Congress in the 14th District (1950) or vice-president (1952).
Physical Description
- Extent
- 1 photograph
Keywords
- Genre
- photographs
- Subject topic
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Political campaigns
African American politicians
Women in politics
Progressivism (United States politics) - Names
- Bass, Charlotta A., 1880-1969
- Subject geographic
- California
- Resource type
- still image