Wallace Terry
American journalist and historian
Died when: 65 years 38 days (781 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Wallace Houston Terry, II (April 21, 1938 – May 29, 2003) was an African-American journalist and oral historian, best known for his book about black soldiers in Vietnam, Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War (1984), which served as a basis for the 1995 crime thriller Dead Presidents and the 2020 Spike Lee movie Da 5 Bloods.
Terry had a wide-ranging and eclectic career that reflected his many interests.Though primarily a journalist, he was also an ordained minister in the Church of the Disciples of Christ, and worked as a radio and television commentator, public lecturer, and advertising executive.
He taught journalism at Howard University and The College of William & Mary, where he sat on the board of trustees.
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