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Simmons, Charles A. The African American Press : a History of News Coverage During National Crises, with Special Reference to Four Black Newspapers, 1827-1965
Jefferson, N. C. Mcfarland & Co. 1998 078640387X / 9780786403875 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
Library Name and/or Card Number stamped and/or written on title page and free front-end page and rear book cover. Library shelf tag affixed to bookcover spine with tape. Otherwise, pages clean and unmarked. Very good, with minimal shelf wear. ; Ex-Library; 0.8 x 6.0 x 9.0 inches ; 199 pages; This work examines both predominately black newspapers in general and four in particular-the Chicago Defender, the Pittsburgh Courier, the Black Dispatch (Oklahoma City), and the Jackson (Mississippi) Advocate-and their coverage of national events. The beginnings of the black press are detailed, focusing on how they reported the anti-slavery movement, the Civil War and the Reconstruction era. Their coverage of the migration of blacks to the industrial north in the early twentieth century and World War I are next examined, followed by the black press response to World War II and the civil rights movement. How the individual editorial policies affected the newspaper's coverage is also fully explored. Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-191) and index.
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