From the Post-Gazette: Author Bill Steigerwald recounts Ray Sprigle’s journey in ’30 Days A Black Man’ June 14, 2017 12:00 AM By Maria Sciullo / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Author Bill Steigerwald believes that Ray Sprigle was the Roberto Clemente of journalism. Both men were superstars in their fields but never achieved the level of deserved acclaim…

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We’re still hoping/praying for a rave review of 30 Days a Black Man from The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal. Or a nice Sunday Morning segment from CBS. Until then, let’s go way back to Feb. 14, in mid-Black History Month, when Smithsonian.com ran a long and thoughtful article about my book…

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Ray Sprigle was undeniably Pittsburgh’s greatest newspaperman. He worked for more than four decades for the Post-Gazette as an editor and reporter, winning a Pulitzer in 1938 for having exposed Supreme Court Justice Hugo Blacks ties to the KKK. A great reporter, a prolific, passionate and authoritative writer, he undertook a handful of undercover investigations…

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