Title: The African American Press
First published: December 1997
Description: 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 Reconstruction era. Also examines the Great migration of blacks to the industrial north in the early twentieth century and World War I, followed by the black press response to World War II and the civil rights movement.
Subjects: Race relations, African American newspapers, African American press, Press and politics, History, United states, race relations
Places: United States
LC classification: PN4882.5 .S57 1998