Ira Foster Lewis (August 25, 1883 - September 4, 1948) was an American sportswriter, executive editor, president, and business manager of the Pittsburgh Courier. He was involved in the Double V campaign to grant full citizenship rights to African American soldiers serving in World War II and helped integrate major league baseball.[1]
Ira F. Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 25, 1883 |
| Died | September 4, 1948 |
| Occupation | Business manager of the Pittsburgh Courier |
Biography
editLewis was born in Lexington, North Carolina on August 25, 1883.[2][3] He studied at Biddle Academy for one year.
Along with Robert L. Vann and Bill Nunn, he helped lead the paper.[4]
He was a leader in the National Negro Publishers Association.[5] In 1937 he corresponded with W. E. B. Du Bois.[6]
Lewis was photographed with his family in Homewood by Charles "Teenie" Harris.[7]
References
edit- ^ "IRA F. LEWIS DIES; 'NEGRO PUBLISHER; Head of Pittsburgh Courier Since 1940 Was Its General Manager Many years". The New York Times. August 29, 1948 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Andrew Bunie (June 1974). Robert L. Vann of the Pittsburgh courier: politics and Black journalism. University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-8229-3274-1.
- ^ "Ira Foster Lewis". The Journal of Negro History. 33 (4): 503–504. October 1, 1948. doi:10.1086/JNHv33n4p503. S2CID 224831158 – via journals.uchicago.edu (Atypon).503-504&rft.date=1948-10-01&rft_id=info:doi/10.1086/JNHv33n4p503&rft_id=https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:224831158#id-name=S2CID&rft_id=https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/JNHv33n4p503&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Ira F. Lewis" class="Z3988">
- ^ "Black History...The Trinity that led the Pittsburgh Courier to greatness". New Pittsburgh Courier. February 20, 2015.
- ^ MacGregor, Morris J.; History, Center of Military (December 18, 1981). Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160019258 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Letter from Pittsburgh Courier to W. E. B. Du Bois, April 19, 1937". credo.library.umass.edu.
- ^ "CMOA Collection". collection.cmoa.org.