Q&A with William H. Lee, whose family publishes the Sacramento Observer
For half a century, William H. Lee and his family have piloted the Sacramento Observer, a weekly paper that has been the face, voice and pulse of African Americans in the region. His wife, Kathryn C. Lee, whom he married in 1961, served as the paper's inspiration and financial manager until her death on March 25. Their sonLarry Lee is now president and general manager.
William Lee, 76, was born in Austin, Texas. His father, the late Rev. Charles R. Lee, was an auto mechanic who loved gospel and sang in quartets. His mother, Carrie Woods Lee, worked as a domestic. During World War II, they joined the Great Migration along with millions of African Americans who left the South for major U.S. cities. Lee's father got a job at Bethlehem Steel shipyards at Hunters Point, San Francisco.
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