Oral history interview with U. J. Andrews, 1971
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- Name
- Andrews, U. J (Interviewee)
- La Brie, Henry G (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with U. J. Andrews, 1971
- Other Titles
- Reminiscences of U. J. Andrews : oral history, 1971
- Abstract
- Andrews begins the interview by describing his childhood in Chicago from 1905-1918 and Colorado Springs from 1918-1922. He details his early experiences in journalism, maintaining the San Antonio Register, and the importance of the black press. Andrews also describes: his work with Claude Burnett’s Associated Negro Press (ANP) and the Western Ideal in Pueblo, Colorado; his irregular and covert writ ing for the Denver Post, which refused to publicly hire an African-American; his decision to travel South and to stay in San Antonio; the black community’s interest in black achievement; the limitations faced by black newspapers; and the misrepresentation of black people by the white media. Andrews chronicles the circulation and staff numbers of the San Antonio Register over the years, as well as the broader goals of the paper to facilitate social change and provide resources to the black community. Finally, he discusses a need for the ANP and more politically-trained black journalists.
- Collection Name
- Black Journalists oral history collection
- Subjects
- Journalists; Editors; African American press; Newspapers--Circulation; Newspaper publishing--Economic aspects--United States; African Americans--Civil rights; San Antonio (Tex.); Andrews, U. J; Associated Negro Press; Denver post; San Antonio register
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 40 pages
- Note (Biographical)
- U.J. Andrews (1905-1989) was the editor of the San Antonio Register, where he began working in 1935. Andrews grew up in Chicago, Illinois and Colorado Springs, Colorado. He attended the University of Denver School of Pharmacy and resided in Denver fro m 1922-1935. Before beginning at the San Antonio Register, Andrews wrote for the Chicago Defender, Amsterdam News, Denver Post, and Western Ideal. Throughout high school and college, Andrews worked as a correspondent for the Chicago Defender and Amsterdam News in New York, covering Colorado topics. He also freelanced for Claude Burnett’s Associated Negro Press for 15 years. In 1935, Andrews was hired by founder Valmo Bellinger to replace Jasper Duncan as editor of the San Antonio Register. Andrews married in San Antonio and resided there until his death in 1989.
- Note (Funding)
- Digital reproduction funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Note
- Interviewed by Henry G. La Brie III on August 17, 1971.
- Digitized by Safe Sound Archive, Philadelphia, 2010.
- Service copy (44 kHz, 16 bit) and rendered version (96 kHz, 24 bit) of sound file derived from a digital preservation master digitized at 96 kHz, 24 bit.
- 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
- 6880560
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-12ep-nn31
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.