William White
William White
American newspaper editor and leader of the Progressive movement who was a spokesman for middle America during the beginning of the 20th century. He won a 1923 Pulitzer Prize for his editorial "To an Anxious Friend," about the Great Railroad Strike of 1922.
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth10 February 1868
CityEmporia, KS
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