John Mitchell was a highly regarded newspaper editor, known as the 'fighting editor' during his time. He spent most of his early years working as a servant in the home of a Richmond attorney. After graduating as valedictorian from the Richmond Colored Normal School and teaching in Fredericksburg, Mitchell became editor in 1884 of the […]

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