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1944 - Harry S. McAlpin Attends White House Press Conference

On February 8, 1944, Harry S. McAlpin became the first African American journalist accredited to attend a White House press conference. Representing the National Negro Publishers Association, McAlpin broke a significant racial barrier in American journalism and the political press corps.

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