The Capital Press Club was founded in 1944 as an
African-American
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. ...
alternative to the US
National Press Club, which did not then accept black members.
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Capital Press Club
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Past presidents include Wallace Terry (1962-1965).[
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References
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External links
capitalpressclub.org
Capital Press Club Records Finding Aid
American press clubs
1944 establishments in Washington, D.C.
Organizations based in Washington, D.C.
African-American organizations
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African-American press
African-American history of Washington, D.C.