Waldemar Eros Debnam, son of Joseph Eppye and Birdie Lee (Speight) Debnam, was a journalist and author. After graduating from the University of North Carolina, Debnam began his journalism career by working for his father's newspaper, the Standard-Laconic of Snow Hill, N.C. Later, Debnam helped start the Norfolk News-Index and worked as a commentator for WPTF radio in Raleigh, N.C. He gained notoriety during the 1950s for authoring Weep No More, My Lady, a book critical of Eleanor Roosevelt, and Then My Old Kentucky Home Good Night!, a book concerning the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision.
From the description of Waldemar E. Debnam papers, 1854-1967, (bulk 1922-1967) [manuscript]. (East Carolina University). WorldCat record id: 704284344
