overall: 13 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in; 34.29 cm x 21.59 cm
Object Name:
award
Place made:
United States: Illinois, Chicago
Presentation date:
1946
Description:
<p>This award was presented to Ella Fitzgerald from <i>The Chicago Defender</i> in 1946. It is a copper urn on a black plastic base. The award is engraved:</p>
<p>CHICAGO DEFENDER<br>QUEEN OF SWING<br>19 - AWARD – 46<br> WON BY</p> ELLA FITZGERALD</p>
<p><i>The Chicago Defender</i> is an African American newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois. The newspaper was founded by Robert S. Abbott in 1905 and reported on Civil Rights issues such as Jim Crow-era violence, racial segregation, and other social issues of the day. <i>The Chicago Defender</i> featured writings of Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, Ida B. Wells, and other African American luminaries. The newspaper began an online publication in 2019.</p>