The Reconstruction era : primary documents on events from 1865 to 1877 / [compiled by] Donna L. Dickerson.

As the sole purveyors of news and opinion, Reconstruction-era newspapers bent and spindled American public opinion with little regard for independent journalism and great regard for party politics. In other words, the newspapers of the Reconstruction era served political rather than social needs. Th...

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Corporate Author: Greenwood Press
Other Authors: Dickerson, Donna Lee, 1948-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003.
Series:Debating historical issues in the media of the time.
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