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William Raspberry

American journalist

PersonDied aged 76humanQ8017378

Born: October 12, 1935
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1.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: July 17, 2012
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1.“William Raspberry dies: Washington Post columnist wrote about social issues including race, poverty”washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/william-raspberry-dies-washington-post-columnist-wrote-about-social-issues-including-race-poverty/2012/07/17/gJQAS210qW_story.html?hpid=z2Retrieved 2012-07-17
2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Okolona
Place of death: Washington, D.C.
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: journalist
, writer
Education: University of Indianapolis
Employer: Duke University

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William James Raspberry was an American syndicated public affairs columnist. He was also the Knight Professor of the Practice of Communications and Journalism at the Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University. An African American, he frequently wrote on racial issues.

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