- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Clifford "Baldy" Baldowski (1917-1999)
- Creator:
- Hackbart-Dean, Pam
- Date of Original:
- 2002-11-20
- Subject:
- Editorial cartoonists--Georgia
Cartoonists--United States
United States--Politics and government--1945-1989--Caricatures and cartoons
Civil rights--Southern States--Caricatures and cartoons
African Americans--Civil rights--Southern States--Caricatures and cartoons - People:
- Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Clifford Baldowski, known by his pen name "Baldy," who was an editorial cartoonist for the Augusta Chronicle, the Miami Herald, and the Atlanta Constitution. He became one of the leading voices of moderation in Georgia during the fight over school desegregation in the 1950s and 1960s. Baldowski was born in Augusta, Georgia, attended the Richmond Academy, the Georgia Military Academy, and the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, and he received further education at the Arts Student League of New York. He also served in the United States Army Air Corps.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/people/clifford-baldy-baldowski-1917-1999/
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Clifford "Baldy" Baldowski (1917-1999)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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