The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Sarah-Ann Shaw

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Sarah-Ann Shaw

2/13/2007; 9/10/2007

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2007.067

Civil rights activist and television reporter Sarah-Ann Shaw ( - ) was the first African American television reporter in Boston. Shaw was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 2/13/2007 and 9/10/2007, in Boston, Massachusetts and Roxbury, Massachusetts. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 2; Total Tapes: 7; Total Run Time: 03h 22m 21s

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Shaw, Sarah-Ann

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Boston's first African American television reporter, Sarah-Ann Shaw was born, Sarah-Ann King, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Annie Bell Bomar King and Norris King, Jr. Growing up in Roxbury, Shaw's father, who was active in the Roxbury Democratic Club, took her to lectures at Jordan Hall, the Ford Hall Forum, and Tremont Temple; there, young Shaw met Paul Robeson. Shaw's mother worked along side the selfless Melnea Cass. Shaw attended William P. Boardman Elementary School and Henry Lee Higginson E...