Oral history interview with Robert C. Queen, 1971
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- Name
- Queen, Robert C (Interviewee)
- La Brie, Henry G (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Robert C. Queen, 1971
- Other Titles
- Reminiscences of Robert C. Queen : oral history, 1971; Oral history of Robert C. Queen, 1971
- Abstract
- In this 1971 interview conducted by Henry La Brie III, Robert C. Queen recounts his life history and the different jobs he has held throughout his career as a reporter and editor at various black newspapers. He discusses the resources used to get stories, including black news services. In talking about the growth of the black press and how it has changed, he mentions generational differences, the p olitics of running a paper, and visibility as important factors. Furthermore, Queen explains his views on objectivity related to the white press and the black press.
- Collection Name
- Black Journalists oral history collection
- Subjects
- Newspapers--Circulation; Editors; Journalism--Political aspects; Journalists; African Americans--Civil rights; African American press; African American journalists; Newark (N.J.); United States Race relations; Queen, Robert C
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1971
- Physical Description
- sound files : digital preservation master, WAV files (96kHz, 24 bit); 69 pages
- Note (Biographical)
- Robert C. Queen (1912-1996) was born in Newark. He started delivering papers for the New Jersey Guardian in Newark in 1936 and worked at a civil service job from 1939 to 1942. In 1938, Queen became a reporter for the New Jersey Guardian and worked as a reporter and editor for the Newark Herald News, New Jersey Afro-American, the Philadelphia Independent, and the Pittsburgh Courier.
- Note
- Interviewed by Henry G. La Brie III on June 23, 1971.
- Note (Provenance)
- Henry G. La Brie III Gift, 1975
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 11564247
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-xnaj-qb30
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.