Sloan, Eugene B., 1922-1969

Person

Dates

Existence: 1922 February 22 - 1969 April

Occupations

Photographers
Journalists
Periodical editors

Places

Clinton (S.C.) (Place of Birth)

Topics

Photography
Journalism
Editing

Languages Used

English

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Eugene B. Sloan Civil Rights collection

Collection

Identifier: AMN 1210

Abstract Eugene Blakely Sloan (1922-1969) was born in Clinton, South Carolina on February 22, 1922 to Janie Pressley Lindsay and Eugene Blakely Sloan. He attended Erskine College where he majored in history and served in the United State Army during World War II. Sloan was a writer, editor, photographer and award-winning journalist for The State newspaper and notable for his coverage of key moments of the civil rights era in South Carolina. His most renouned recording...

Dates: 1952-2019; Majority of material found within 1967-1970

Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture