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Feb. 14, 1953: Detroit Free Press hires first black editorial staff member

By Ken Coleman on February 14, 2014   On This Day  

Feb. 14, 1953: Detroit Free Press hires first black editorial staff member

George will work primarily as a music critic for the newspaper.

Ken Coleman

Ken Coleman, the author of On this Day: African-American Life in Detroit, is a native Detroiter and former news reporter. He served on the Detroit Charter Revision Commission. He lives in Detroit with his wife, Kim Trent, and their son, Jackson Coleman.

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