Trezzvant William Anderson (November 22, 1906 – March 25, 1963) was an American journalist, publicist, and war correspondent.[1][2][3][4]
Life and career
editAnderson was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and attended the city's Johnson C. Smith College, but left before his graduation. While at college, Anderson served as features editor of the college's newspaper, The University Student.[1]
In the 1930s, Anderson worked as a publicist for the singer Billy Eckstine, who was then at the start of his career.[5]
Anderson wrote the book Come Out Fighting: The Epic Tale of the 761st Tank Battalion, 1942-1945 (1945) about the United States Army's 761st Tank Battalion exploits during World War II.[6] The battalion was made up of primarily African-American soldiers. The battalion received a Presidential Unit Citation and several individuals in the battalion won awards for their heroism.[7]
In 1947, Anderson joined the Pittsburgh Courier, and after initially working in Pittsburgh, became "The Courier Roving Reporter" in 1957, covering the nascent civil rights movement in the Southern states. Anderson died in Macon, Georgia in 1963.[1]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Trezzvant Anderson". Reporting Civil Rights. Library of America. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ Ethridge, Emily (11 August 2020). "How a Local Historian Uncovered Trezzvant Anderson, the Charlotte Civil Rights Hero You've Never Heard Of". Charlotte Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Griffin, Willie (December 2016). Courier of Crisis, Messenger of Hope: Trezzvant W. Anderson and the Black Freedom Struggle for Economic Justice (dissertation). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Graduate School. doi:10.17615/w5pm-6y77. OCLC 1105760338. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Griffin, Willie James (1 March 2018). "News and Views of the Postal Service: Trezzvant W. Anderson and Black Labor Journalism in the New Deal Era". Labor. 15 (1): 53–65. doi:10.1215/15476715-4288656. S2CID 149441612.
- ^ Cary Ginell (August 1, 2013). Mr. B: The Music and Life of Billy Eckstine. Hal Leonard. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-4803-6679-4.
A local theatrical critic, Trezzvant "Andy" Anderson, was mentioned as handling the singer's affairs. Anderson would later become a prominent author, publisher, and civil rights activist.
- ^ "Morgan Freeman on rescuing a Black WWII tank battalion from obscurity - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ Book Corner. Vol. 90. November 1983. p. 45. ISSN 0011-1422.
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