John Quincy Jordan (died March 5, 1978)[1] was an African-American journalist who covered all-black marine units in Italy during World War II.[2] While there, he filed dispatches as a correspondent for the black-oriented Norfolk Journal and Guide.[3] He also aided the evacuation of injured units and prepared black soldiers for interviews with white journalists.
Legacy edit
Norfolk State University now awards the John Q. Jordan scholarship to undergraduate journalism students.[4]
References edit
- ^ "John Q. Jordan". New Journal and Guide. March 17, 1978. p. 8. ProQuest 569317112. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ^ "African American troops also fought in Normandy". July 14, 2019.
- ^ Tucker, Cynthia. "A Place at the Table". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ Norfolk State University. "Scholarship Guide" (PDF). p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
Further reading edit
- Terry, Wallace (2007). Missing Pages: Black Journalists of Modern America: An Oral History. Carroll & Graf.
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