Roi Ottley

Vincent Lushington "Roi" Ottley (August 2, 1906 – October 2, 1960) was an American journalist and writer. Although largely forgotten today, he was among the most famous African-American correspondents in the United States during the mid-20th century.

Early life

Roi Ottley was born in New York City on August 2, 1906, to Jerome Peter and Beatrice Ottley, the second of their three children. At St. Bonaventure, he was a writer and cartoonist for the campus newspaper.

Ottley became the publicity director of national CIO War Relief Committee in 1943. No Green Pastures, 1951; and Lonely Warrior: The Life and Times of Robert S. Abbot, 1955. Two were published posthumously: White Marble Lady in 1965, and The Negro in New York: An Informal Social History, 1626–1940 in 1967.

Death Ottley died on October 2, 1960, from a heart attack, at the age of 54.