Isabel Wilkerson refers to the Defender frequently in her Pulitzer Prize historical masterpiece…

… newspaper that became one of the most influential African American newspapers of the 20th century. The Chicago Defender was instrumental in spreading news about the injustices and segregation African Americans faced in the South and in inspiring the Great Migration of African Americans from the South to the North in search of better opportunities.
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Oganga Mangiti
Marilyn Flower
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Mar 4, 2023
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Isabel Wilkerson refers to the Defender frequently in her Pulitzer Prize historical masterpiece, The Warmth of Other Suns. But I never knew who the publisher was. Thanks, Oganga, for bringing all these people to our awareness.
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