Leon Washington came to Los Angeles in 1930 and was the advertising manager of the California Eagle for three years. He then founded the Sentinel, which became a rival newspaper to the California Eagle. Joseph Blackburn Bass founded the Topeka Call, a black community newspaper. He continued to work on that newspaper when it was purchased by another owner and its name changed to the Topeka Plaindealer. Bass was active in local politics, and in 1896 was one of the Kansas delegates to the Republican National Convention that nominated William McKinley for President. After a short stint publishing a black community newspaper in Helena, Montana, Bass moved to Los Angeles, where in 1913, he accepted Charlotta Spears' offer to edit the California Eagle. Spears and Bass married in 1914. Leon Washington and Joseph Blackburn Bass, newspaper publishers, standing in a yard.
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African American publishers African American Newspapers Bass, J. B. (Joseph Blackburn), 1867-1934 Washington, Leon H. (Leon Harold), Jr., 1907-1974
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