The African American press : a history of news coverage during national crises, with special reference to four black newspapers, 1827-1965

The African American press : a history of news coverage during national crises, with special reference to four black newspapers, 1827-1965 / Charles A. Simmons.

Examines the Chicago Defender, the Pittsburgh Courier, the Black Dispatch (Oklahoma City), and the Jackson (Mississippi) Advocate and their coverage of national events. Details the beginnings of the black press, focusing on how they reported the anti-slavery movement, the Civil War and the Reconstru...

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Main Author: Simmons, Charles A., 1933-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©1998.
Subjects:
African American press > History.
African American newspapers > History.
Press and politics > United States.
United States > Race relations > History.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • The beginning of the black press
  • The Chicago Defender and the move northward, 1915-1928
  • Pittsburgh Courier
  • Black Dispatch
  • Jackson Advocate
  • World War II, 1939-1945
  • The civil rights movement, 1960-1965.

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