Abstract
ABSTRACT This article shows that Thelma Berlack Boozer (1906–2001) was the first Black person to hold professorial rank in a School of Journalism at a US university. The School of Journalism at Lincoln University in Missouri appointed her associate professor and acting director in 1942. She held these posts until 1944. Previous histories identify Dr. Armistead S. Pride as the first director and professor in the same school, but the historical record shows that he was not appointed until 1945. This article examines Berlack Boozer’s appointment at Lincoln and discusses why scholars have mostly forgotten her contributions to HBCU journalism education. This article also contributes to the history of journalism education in the US and to the study of the role of women in the history of the Black press and Black journalism by giving long-overdue recognition to Berlack Boozer.
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