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S. S. James Weldon Johnson Liberty Ship, which was christened by Charlotta Bass, Terminal Island, 1943

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Title: S. S. James Weldon Johnson Liberty Ship, which was christened by Charlotta Bass, Terminal Island, 1943
Alternative Title: Charlotta Bass, community activism
Date Created and/or Issued: December 1943
1943-12
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: Charlotta Bass was the publisher of the California Eagle newspaper from 1912 to 1951, and a civil rights activist. The California Eagle, covering Los Angeles' African-American community, was one of the oldest and longest running African American newspapers.
James Weldon Johnson was a poet, author, diplomat and lawyer.
View of the S. S. James Weldon Johnson Liberty Ship at Terminal Island. The ship was christened by Charlotta Bass.
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b06_f06_005a.tif
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Subject: African American civil rights workers
African American newspaper editors
Liberty ships
Bass, Charlotta A., 1880-1969
James Weldon Johnson (Liberty ship)
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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