Alice Dunnigan – Journalist, Civil Rights Activist, and Author She was the first African-American female correspondent to receive White House credentials She was the first black female member of the Senate and House of Representatives press galleries.

Alice Dunnigan – Journalist, Civil Rights Activist, and Author Born in 1906, in rural Kentucky to a sharecropper and domestic worker, she spent her entire life fighting against racism, sexism and poverty. During her career she developed a reputation as a reporter who was unafraid to ask tough questions about race and gender equality, while experiencing discrimination herself.

Alice Dunnigan – Journalist, Civil Rights Activist, and Author She famously said, "Race and sex were twin strikes against me. I'm not sure which was the hardest to break down."

Alice Dunnigan – Journalist, Civil Rights Activist, and Author When still a girl, she wrote pieces for the “Owensboro Enterprise,” a black newspaper. After graduating from Knob City High School, she attended Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute in Frankfort (now Kentucky State University) and trained to be a teacher. She taught for a time in local schools, but her true desire was to write.

Alice Dunnigan – Journalist, Civil Rights Activist, and Author She covered the 1948 presidential campaign of Harry Truman and wrote extensively about the early civil rights efforts. She served as the chief of the Washington Bureau of Associated Negro Press from 1947 till 1961.

Alice Dunnigan – Journalist, Civil Rights Activist, and Author She died in 1983, but the story of her rise from humble beginnings to great accomplishments has served as an inspiration for later generations. A life-sized bronze statue of was unveiled at the Newseum on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018

Alice Dunnigan – Journalist, Civil Rights Activist, and Author Her time spent covering the White House is recounted in her 1947 autobiography, "A Black Woman's Experience: From Schoolhouse to White House." In 2015, University of Georgia Press published an edited version entitled, "Alone Atop the Hill: The Autobiography of Alice Dunnigan, Pioneer of National Black Press."