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Hazel Freeman Smith (née Brannon; February 4, 1914 – May 15, 1994) was an American journalist and publisher, the owner and editor of four weekly newspapers in rural Mississippi, mostly in Holmes County. [1] Her newspapers included the Lexington Advertiser, the second oldest newspaper in the state. She distinguished herself both in reporting ...
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Smith, who would grow up to own and edit four Mississippi newspapers, was born in 1914 near Gadsden, Alabama. As a white woman of that era and place, she grew up believing in Jim Crow, the government-mandated separation of the races in virtually every aspect of life. She was, indeed, “a product of her times.”. Except ….
Mar 27, 2023 · Alabama born and educated, Hazel Brannon Smith (1914-1994) won the Pulitzer Prize in 1964, the first woman to receive the prize for editorial writing. Smith owned and edited four Mississippi weekly newspapers; during the 1950s and 1960s, she spoke out against violence and intimidation and in support of the law, freedom of speech, and improved […]
views 1,503,302 updated. Smith, Hazel Brannon (1914–1994) White Southern newspaper owner and editor, one of the few journalists in her region to oppose racism during early desegregation efforts, who was the first woman editor to win a Pulitzer Prize. Name variations: Hazel Brannon.
Etowah County native Hazel Brannon Smith (1914-1994) was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing and supported the civil rights movement while running newspapers in Mississippi. She was awarded the prize in 1964 for her career of editorializing in the face of strong opposition by white citizens and threats of violence ...
Oct 6, 2005 · In 1964, she became the first woman editor to receive the Pulitzer Prize. Mrs. Smith purchased her first newspaper, the Durant (Miss.) News in 1936 with a $3,000 loan, going on to buy three other ...
