The California Eagle (1879–1964) was one of the oldest and longest-running African-American newspapers in Los Angeles, California and the West. It started in 1879,[1]founded by John J. Neimore, who had escaped #slavery in Missouri. The editor and publisher, he first called it The Owl, then renamed it The Eagle. After Charlotta Spears succeeded him as owner in 1912, she changed the name to the California Eagle. Later marrying J. […]

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