Louis Lomax

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Photograph was edited for publication purposesLouis Emanuel Lomax was born in Valdosta, Georgia on August 16, 1922. He earned graduate degrees from American University and Yale and was a pioneer in television journalism by being the first African-American journalist to appear on television for WNTA -TV in New York and the first to host his own discussion-interview format television program for KTTV in Los Angeles. He was also a much, sought after lecturer and the author of several books, including the "Reluctant African" and "To Kill a Black Man," and his works were published in Life, Saturday Evening Post, Harper's, and The Nation. His work helped to educate and open the dialogue of race relations and African-American issues during and after the Civil Rights Movement. He died in a car accident in Santa Rosa, New Mexico on July 30, 1970.Photograph article dated April 16, 1965 partially reads, "An interesting addition to the rarely fascinating world of local television is controversial Louis Lomax, whose torrid sessions are a two-hour weekly Sunday night feature on KTTV starting at 10:30. Mr. Lomax is the first Negro to head a television show of his own on a regular weekly basis. That is news. Hence we make the distinction of race. But what is more important are the achievements of Lomax, the man."

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