Randolph Lewis White (1896-1991) was an African American newspaper publisher, hospital administrator, and civil-rights activist in

Charlottesville, Virginia Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. It is named after Queen Ch ...

. White founded the ''

Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune The ''Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune'' was a weekly newspaper in Charlottesville, Virginia published by and for African-American residents of the city. While the title suggests that the paper covered Charlottesville and Albemarle County, the ...

'', a newspaper serving Charlottesville's African American community, in 1954, and ran it all the way until his death at age 95. The newspaper played an important role in the intense clashes over desegregation in the Charlottesville schools, particularly in its editorial pages, which argued strongly for integration. White's efforts to desegregate Charlottesville extended well beyond the newspaper. He worked in administration at the University of Virginia Hospital, and was part of the successful fight to desegregate that hospital's patient wardsl.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:White, Randolph Lewis 1896 births 1991 deaths American newspaper publishers (people) People from Charlottesville, Virginia