Marvel Cooke

Journalist, Author

1903 – 2000

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Who was Marvel Cooke?

Marvel Jackson Cooke was a pioneering American journalist, writer, and civil rights activist. She was the first African-American woman to work at a mainstream white-owned newspaper.

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Born
Apr 4, 1903
Mankato
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Minnesota
Died
Nov 29, 2000
New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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