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self. In some ways he was as incurable as my mother, as certain in his faith, living in the same sixties time warp that Hawaii had created." Obama also remembered Frank Davis later in life after taking a job in South
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founded in 1919 for black newspapers. Eventually, Davis became executive editor of the ANP. He held the position until 1947. While in
Chicago, Davis also started a photography club, worked for numerous political parties, and participated in the
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Washington state described the paper as "a red weekly", saying that it "has most of the markings of a Communist front publication." After World War II, Americans became suspicious of the
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516:(ILWU). Davis's early columns covered labor issues, but he broadened his scope to write about cultural and political issues, especially racism. He also explored the history of
505:, Davis said they had been attracted to the place because of a magazine article his wife had read. In Hawaii, Davis wrote a weekly column, called "Frank-ly Speaking," for the
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Chicago, Thelma lived and worked in Atlanta and later in Washington, DC.
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fraternity in 1925. He left college before getting a degree.
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Writings of Frank Marshall Davis: A Voice of the Black Press
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Livin' the Blues: Memoirs of a Black Journalist and Poet
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