
Charlotta Bass
(1874-1969)
Mrs. Bass was born in Sumter, South Carolina and was a civil rights activist before she moved to California to become the editor of The California Eagle. She became a member of the Progressive Party and in 1952 she was the first African-American woman to run at the national level for Vice President.
Photo courtesy of Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research.
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