Moneta Sleet Jr.
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 28 years ago |
Date of birth | February 14,1926 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Owensboro |
Kentucky | |
United States | |
Date of died | September 30,1996 |
Died | Baldwin |
New York | |
United States | |
Books | Special moments in African-American history, 1955-1996 |
Gregory M. Sleet | |
Children | Gregory M. Sleet |
Job | Photojournalist |
Education | Kentucky State University |
Known for | Photography |
Awards | Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography |
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ID | 1478592 |
Moneta Sleet Jr. Life story
Moneta J. Sleet Jr. was an American press photographer best known for his work as a staff photographer for Ebony magazine. In 1969 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for his photograph of Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King Jr.'s widow, at her husband's funeral.