Edgar T. Rouzeau

Edgar T. Rouzeau (1904 or 1905 – August 9, 1958) was an American 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

  1. ↑ "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company. August 13, 1964 – 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. ↑ "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company. August 13, 1964 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Broussard, Jinx Coleman (June 7, 2013). African American Foreign Correspondents: A History. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807150566 – via Google Books.
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