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'''Geraldine Hamilton Moore''' was a writer, and the first African-American female columnist for ''[[The Birmingham News]]''. | '''Geraldine Hamilton Cook Moore''' was a writer, and the first African-American female columnist for ''[[The Birmingham News]]''. | ||
Moore self-published a pamphlet in [[1948]] entitled "[[Breaking the Chains the Bind]]", aimed at providing help for [[Birmingham]]'s black residents seeking to improve themselves. She then researched and wrote a broader study of conditions in black Birmingham entitled ''[[Behind the Ebony Mask]]'', which was published by the [[Southern University Press]] in [[1961]]. | Moore self-published a pamphlet in [[1948]] entitled "[[Breaking the Chains the Bind]]", aimed at providing help for [[Birmingham]]'s black residents seeking to improve themselves. She then researched and wrote a broader study of conditions in black Birmingham entitled ''[[Behind the Ebony Mask]]'', which was published by the [[Southern University Press]] in [[1961]]. | ||
Revision as of 22:26, 20 March 2015
Geraldine Hamilton Cook Moore was a writer, and the first African-American female columnist for The Birmingham News.
Moore self-published a pamphlet in 1948 entitled "Breaking the Chains the Bind", aimed at providing help for Birmingham's black residents seeking to improve themselves. She then researched and wrote a broader study of conditions in black Birmingham entitled Behind the Ebony Mask, which was published by the Southern University Press in 1961.
Moore was hired by the News as a part-time contributor in 1953, to take over the "What Negroes Are Doing" column from Oscar Adams, Sr. She became a full-time staffer in 1964.