Edgar T. Rouzeau Explained

Edgar T. Rouzeau (born, died August 9, 1958) was a journalist and war correspondent.^[1] He worked for papers including the New York Herald Tribune and Pittsburgh Courier.

He wrote about the Double V campaign, Tuskegee Airmen, and Eusebia Cosme. In November 1938 he wrote about Kristallnacht.^[2] During World War II, he became the first African American accredited as a war correspondent.^{[3] [4] [5]} He covered African American members of the military in the war.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jet. Johnson Publishing. Company. August 13, 1964. Johnson Publishing Company. Google Books.
2. Web site: History Unfolded: US Newspapers and the Holocaust. newspapers.ushmm.org.
3. Web site: San Bernardino Sun 26 November 1943 — California Digital Newspaper Collection. cdnc.ucr.edu.
4. Web site: THE GOODWIN FAMILY LEGACY | The Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame. okjournalismhalloffame.com.
5. Web site: Jet. Johnson Publishing. Company. August 13, 1964. Johnson Publishing Company. Google Books.
6. Book: Broussard, Jinx Coleman. African American Foreign Correspondents: A History. June 7, 2013. LSU Press. 9780807150566. Google Books.