October 15, 2007 Ernest C. Withers, photojournalist, died. Withers was born August 7, 1922 in Memphis, Tennessee. He worked as a photographer in the United States Army during World War II and opened a studio in Memphis when he returned. He also worked for three years as one of the first African American police officers […]
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October 15th in African American History – Ernest C. Withers
By Chimsima Zuhri on October 15, 2010 in African American History, October
Tags: Army, Civil Rights Movement, photojournalist, World War II
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