Tag: Black Quotidian

  • October 29, 1949 Black Quotidian: Everyday History in African-American Newspapers 2016-10-29 Matthew F. Delmont, Professor of History Arizona State University On October 29, 1949, the Chicago Defender published Walter White’s review of Elia Kazan’s film Pinky. The film, a drama about racial passing starring Jeanne Crain and Ethel Waters, was the top-grossing film of 1949.…