A Chicago Defender typesetter, Chicago Defender Founder Robert Sengstacke Abbott and legendary Defender Journalist Ethel Payne (Public Domain, Library of Congress). Today, May 5, is the 120th birthday of The Chicago Defender, the newspaper which played a significant role in transforming Black America. And it all began with 25 cents, a kitchen table, and an … Continued
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