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Charlotta Bass

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American newspaper publisher

United StatesJournalistsLived 1874 to 1969 · aged 95
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Charlotta Amanda Spears Bass was an American educator, newspaper publisher-editor, and civil rights activist. She also focused on various other issues such as housing rights, voting rights, and labor rights, as well as police brutality and harassment.

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Charlotta Bass, from her high school class photo, Providence, Rhode Island, 1890sCharlotta Bass, from her high school class photo, Providence, Rhode Island, 1890sCharlotta Bass lived in the 52nd Place Historic District during the 1930s.Charlotta Bass lived in the 52nd Place Historic District during the 1930s.Bass and Paul Robeson, Los Angeles, 1949Bass and Paul Robeson, Los Angeles, 1949Joseph Blackburn BassJoseph Blackburn BassBass with her running mate, Vincent Hallinan, 1952Bass with her running mate, Vincent Hallinan, 1952

Awards 1

2014California Hall of Fame

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About this person

Charlotta Amanda Spears Bass was an American educator, newspaper publisher-editor, and civil rights activist. She also focused on various other issues such as housing rights, voting rights, and labor rights, as well as police brutality and harassment. Bass is believed to be the first African-American woman to own and operate a newspaper in the United States; she published the California Eagle from 1912 until 1951. In 1952, Bass became the first African-American woman nominated for Vice President, as a candidate of the Progressive Party.

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1874 to 1969 · aged 95
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7 languages

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