It Happened on
September 8, 1956
A GENTLE KNIGHT
My Husband, Walter White
by POPPY CANNON
The human drama of Black Like Me—
the fearlessness of The Fire Next Time—
a story which challenges one of society’s most violent taboos.
“Recommended”
—Library Journal
The book was first announced in The Chicago Defender, a Chicago-based online African-American newspaper. It was founded in 1905 by Robert S. Abbott and was once considered the “most important” newspaper of its kind.
NAACP To Hear Poppy Cannon
Poppy Cannon White, widow of the late Walter White, longtime executive secretary of the NAACP, will address the women’s auxiliary of the Chicago NAACP during a luncheon in the Parkway ballroom Saturday, Sept. 15, at 1:30 p.m.
Mrs. White is author of a new book, “A Gentle Knight — My Husband, Walter White.” The book will be released in November by Rinehart publishers.
Copies of White’s last book, “How Far The Promised Land,” will be on sale after the luncheon. Part of proceeds from the sale will be given to the women’s division of the NAACP.
Mrs. White is an authority on food and homemaking.
born on July 01, 1893
Walter Francis White
American civil rights activist who led the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for a quarter of a century, from 1929 until 1955
born on August 02, 1905 (d. 1975)