Oral history interview with Charles H. Loeb, 1971
Oral history interview with Charles H. Loeb, 1971
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- Name
- Loeb, Charles H (Interviewee)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Charles H. Loeb, 1971
- Other Titles
- Reminiscences of Charles H. Loeb : oral history, 1971; Oral history of Charles H. Loeb, 1971
- Abstract
- In his 1971 interview with Henry La Brie III, Loeb discusses his early life and education and the circumstances that led to him enter the field of journalism. He names prominent figures he worked with and encountered in his career. Next, Loeb talks about his time working with the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in New York City and his deployment to the Philippines and Japan during World War II . Furthermore, Loeb discusses the impossibility of journalistic objectivity, particularly in the black press; the goals and consequences of the black press; and how race relations in America have changed over the years.
- Collection Name
- Black Journalists oral history collection
- Subjects
- Advertising--Newspapers; Journalists; Journalism--Political aspects; African American press; African American journalists; Cleveland (Ohio); New Orleans (La.); United States Race relations; Loeb, Charles H; United States. Works Progress Administration (N.Y.)
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1971
- Physical Description
- sound files : digital preservation master, WAV files (96kHz, 24 bit); 49 pages
- Note (Biographical)
- Charles Harold Loeb (1905-1978) was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and attended Howard University. In New Orleans, Loeb co-founded the Louisiana Weekly and Southern News Weekly and sold advertising for the Amsterdam News and Atlanta Daily World. In 1 933, he joined the staff of the Cleveland Call and Post, working as an advertising salesman, reporter, city editor, and managing editor. In 1947, Loeb published his book The Future Is Yours: The History of the Future Outlook League, 1935-1946.
- Note
- Interviewed by Henry G. La Brie III on June 12, 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
- 11563824
- Also In
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-jyv1-vr44
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.