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Title
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Journalist Lucile Bluford Dies
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Description
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Front page story and obituary for local African American journalist Lucile Bluford. She died Friday, June 13, 2003, at Baptist-Lutheran Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. She was 91 years of age. She had served for many years as editor and publisher of "The Kansas City Call", the main African American Kansas City newspaper. The article contains two photographs of her and a time-line of her career highlights. She was also featured on the editorial page of the newspaper on the same day.
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Date
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2003-06-14
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Carrying on Legacy of Lucile Bluford
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Description
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Article describes the link between the careers of Vernon Jarrett and Lucile Bluford. Jarrett, a pioneering African American journalist, was inspired by Lucile Bluford's work at the Kansas City Call after his own writing career was damaged by McCarthyism.
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Date
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2004-02-06
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
