Simeon Booker was born on 27 August 1918 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was married to Carol McCabe and Thelma Cunningham. He died on 10 December 2017 in Solomons, Maryland, USA.
Carol McCabe1973 - December 10, 2017 (his death, 1 child)
Other works
Book: "Shocking the Conscience: A Reporter's Account of the Civil Rights Movement". University Press of Mississippi ISBN-13: 978-1617037894 with his wife Carol McCabe Booker
He grew up in Baltimore and Youngstown, Ohio, and had never been in the Deep South before going to Mississippi to cover the trial of Emmett Till's accused killers.
I wanted to fight segregation on the front lines. I wanted to dedicate my writing skills to the cause. Segregation was beating down my people. I volunteered for every assignment and suggested more. I stayed on the road, covering civil rights day and night. The names, the places and the events became history.