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William (Bill) C. Baggs

William (Bill) C. BaggsUnited States, 1923 - 1969

Bill Baggs was the editor of The Miami News from 1957-1969. During his career, he was one of a small group of Southern newspaper editors who campaigned for civil rights for African Americans in the 1950s and 1960s. He became an early opponent of the Vietnam War.

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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
1973.1.1252
University of Illinois
ca. October 1967
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