page_title: Ted Poston
hierarchical_section_title: Ted Poston
caption_attribution_description: English: A man with glasses (Ted Poston) sits at an office desk holding a letter. A smiling woman (his assistant Harriette Easterlin) sits next to him and a man (his assistant William Clark) leans over them both. A poster behind them depicts a soldier and reads "We are fighting the Axis not each other" and "New Zealand".
context_page_description: Ted Poston was an American journalist and author. He was one of the first African-American journalists to work on a mainstream white-owned newspaper, the New York Post. Poston is often referred to as the "Dean of Black Journalists".
context_section_description: Ted Poston (July 4, 1906 – January 11, 1974) was an American journalist and author. He was one of the first African-American journalists to work on a mainstream white-owned newspaper, the New York Post. Poston is often referred to as the "Dean of Black Journalists".
caption: Ted Poston (left) in 1943 while working at the OWI
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