Memphis World Explained

Memphis World was an African-American newspaper founded in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1931. It was edited by Lewis O. Swingler, and published by W. A. Scott and L. F. Scott.[1] Educator and activist Estes Kefauver had a column in the paper. The World closed in 1973.[2]

The paper advocated for civil rights.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Memphis world. [volume]]. National Endowment for the Humanities. chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
  2. Web site: Memphis World. Ed. Frank. Tennessee Encyclopedia. Tennessee Historical Society. March 1, 2018. November 11, 2020.
  3. Web site: Memphis World | Rhodes College. www.rhodes.edu.

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