Broadcasting freedom
Subtitle: radio, war, and the politics of race, 1938-1948
By: Barbara Dianne Savage.
Series: The John Hope Franklin series in African American history & culture; John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 391
Subjects: African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century; African Americans in radio broadcasting -- History -- 20th century; Radio broadcasting -- Social aspects -- United States; Radio programs -- United States -- History; World War, 1939-1945 -- United States; United States -- Race relations
Description: The World War II era represented the golden age of radio as a broadcast medium in the United States; it also witnessed a rise in African American activism against racial segregation and discrimination, especially as practiced by the federal government itself.

In Broadcasting Freedom, Barbara Savage links these cultural and political forces by showing how African American activists, public officials, intellectuals, and artists sought to access and use radio to influence a national debate about racial inequality.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-375) and index.