Jaffé, Louis I. (ca. 1888–1950) – Encyclopedia Virginia
SUMMARY Louis I. Jaffé was the longtime editor of the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot (1919–1950) who earned renown for his sponsorship and promotion of Virginia’s antilynching law. A lifelong liberal and civil rights activist, Jaffé championed reforms that sought to improve the daily lives of African Americans, especially those in Hampton Roads. In 1929, he became Virginia’s first Pulitzer Prize winner, receiving the award for Distinguished Editorial Writing for the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot‘s antilynching advocacy. Louis Isaac Jaffé was born, apparently in Detroit, Michigan, to Philip ...
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