Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive: Interview with Patricia “Pat” Louise Parker Reid

Listen to Patricia “Pat” Louise Parker Reid (1942 or 1943–2018) talk about working as a junior reporter at the Pittsburgh Courier from 1958 to 1961, the national acclaim of the newspaper, and Harris’s eye as a photojournalist. This interview was conducted and recorded by Charlene Foggie-Barnett and Kerin Shellenbarger on May 12, 2011.

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Excerpt 1: Working as a junior reporter at the Pittsburgh Courier

Excerpt 2: Interacting with Kennedy and Nixon during their presidential race

Excerpt 3: On Harris’s photos “writing the stories”

Excerpt 4: Teenie’s eye for people, and teamwork at the Courier

Excerpt 5: Going to a Coca-Cola event, realizing the national fame of the Courier