About
African-American political cartoonist and comic strip artist whose work appeared in the Chicago Defender.
Before Fame
He dropped out of high school and joined the Pullman Company as a railroad mechanic.
Trivia
His first Chicago Defender comic strip was titled "The Sparks." Later, he drew caricatures for the newspaper's arts page Accent.
Family Life
He was born and raised in Racine, Wisconsin.
Associated With
He and Paul Conrad were both political cartoonists.