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Gene Roberts

Gene Roberts, a 1962 Nieman Fellow, is co-author of "The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation."

Gene Roberts, NF ’62

Gene Roberts, NF ’62

Roberts worked as a reporter in North Carolina before becoming the chief Southern and civil rights correspondent for The New York Times after his Nieman year. He is co-author of…
September 18, 2013

Southern Exposure

How three Niemans drove coverage of the civil rights movement
March 12, 2013

The Embrace of Principled Stands

During the civil rights era, a few newspaper owners, editors and reporters risked their lives and livelihoods by supporting Supreme Court rulings and desegregation.
June 15, 2006