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

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: OpenUCLA Collections
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection

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.
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).

Genre: photographs
Subject topic: 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