George A. McElroy

Deceased Person

1922 – 2006

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Who was George A. McElroy?

George Albert McElroy was a prominent pioneering African-American journalist. Among many "firsts" achieved by McElroy, he became the first African American to earn a master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.

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Born
May 25, 1922
Houston
Education
  • Missouri School of Journalism
Employment
  • University of Houston
  • Texas Southern University
  • United States Navy
  • United States Air Force
Died
Oct 7, 2006

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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