Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century
Robert L. Vann
Pittsburgh Courier
1910–1940
1910–1940
Pittsburgh Courier
1910–1940
1910–1940
- Industry: Publishing & Print Media
- Era: 1910
Under Vann’s leadership, the Courier became the essential, and the only, newspaper that reported news and provided a positive showcasing of Pittsburgh’s growing black community. The paper became a very active political and community vehicle, pushing for better employment of blacks in Pittsburgh as well as garnering the black vote for a myriad of political campaigns. The Courier grew tremendously under Vann, reaching a circulation level of 250,000 by 1938 as one of very few truly national black newspapers.
Personal
- Born-Died: 1879–1940
- Birthplace: North Carolina
- Race: Black or African American
- Gender: Male
- Father: Farmer / Rancher
Education / Military
- Graduate: University of Pittsburgh
- Undergraduate: Western University