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an undated portrait of dunnigan 06 may 1983 washington , d.c. near russellville , kentucky april 27 , 1906 alice allison dunnigan.gif alice allison dunnigan
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alice allison dunnigan

alice allison dunnigan -lrb- 1906 -- 1983 -rrb- was an african-american journalist , civil rights activist and author .
she was the first african-american female correspondent to receive white house credentials , and the first black female member of the senate and house of representatives press galleries .
she has written an autobiography entitled `` alice a. dunnigan : a black woman 's experience '' .
she also has a kentucky state historical commission marker dedicated to her .
alice chronicled the decline of jim crow during the 1940s and 1950s , which influenced her to become a civil rights activist .
she was inducted into the kentucky hall of fame in 1982 .
during her time as a reporter , she became the first black journalist to accompany a president while traveling , covering harry s. truman 's 1948 campaign trip .
