Edgar T. Rouzeau

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Edgar T. Rouzeau (born 1904 or 1905, 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]

References[edit]

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