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'''Geraldine Hamilton Cook 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 | Moore self-published a pamphlet in [[1948]] entitled "[[Breaking the Chains that 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 | 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]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:16, 3 January 2020
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 that 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.