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The Black Press in Mississippi, 1865-1985 » Read Now
by Julius E. Thompson. 235 pgs.

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In spite of the historical conditions of poverty, illiteracy, and fear that have prevailed in Mississippi, blacks in the state have struggled to create a viable press that would record their world view. From Reconstruction to the present, the black press has been a major institution in the effort to...
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In spite of the historical conditions of poverty, illiteracy, and fear that have prevailed in Mississippi, blacks in the state have struggled to create a viable press that would record their world view. From Reconstruction to the present, the black press has been a major institution in the effort to secure freedom and equality. This work, the first complete treatment of the journalism experience of blacks in a single state, documents all the known examples of the black press in Mississippi from 1865 to 1985, including newspapers, newsletters, magazines, and radio and television. Born during slavery - when blacks exchanged information through music, myth, and religion - and growing out of necessity during the Civil War, the black press in Mississippi developed into a conservative, marginally relevant institution by the turn of the century. Julius Thompson examines its period of vigorous growth in the twenties, its decline during the depression, and its precarious balance in the 1960s: if black press publications and reporters appeared to be too conservative, the civil rights movement denounced them; if they appeared to be too radical, the police, Ku Klux Klan, and White Citizens' Council abused them, sometimes with arson, bombings, or beatings. All black journalists had reason to fear the state's Sovereignty Commission, which could and did curb and coerce the press. Though more black newspapers existed in the state in the 1960s than at any time since the twenties, the decade of struggle took its toll. With the death of Martin Luther King and the freedom movement's geographic shift to the North, the era gave way to disillusionment in the seventies. The black press in Mississippi continuesto struggle, week by week, to stay afloat, Thompson says, while the white press - competing successfully for advertising dollars - maintains a generally conservative stance on the social, political, and economic matters of
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Black Newspapers and America's War for Democracy, 1914-1920 » Read Now
by William G. Jordan. 239 pgs.

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During World War I, the publishers of America's crusading black newspapers faced a difficult dilemma. Would it be better to advance the interests of African Americans by affirming their patriotism and offering support of President Wilson's war for democracy in Europe, or should they demand that the...
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During World War I, the publishers of America's crusading black newspapers faced a difficult dilemma. Would it be better to advance the interests of African Americans by affirming their patriotism and offering support of President Wilson's war for democracy in Europe, or should they demand that the government take concrete steps to stop the lynching, segregation, and disfranchisement of blacks at home as a condition of their participation in the war?
This study of their efforts to resolve that dilemma offers important insights into the nature of black protest, race relations, and the role of the press in a republican system. William Jordan shows that before, during, and after the war, the black press engaged in a delicate and dangerous dance with the federal government and white America--at times making demands or holding firm, sometimes pledging loyalty, occasionally giving in.
But although others have argued that the black press compromised too much, Jordan demonstrates that, given the circumstances, its strategic combination of protest and accommodation was remarkably effective. While resisting persistent threats of censorship, the black press consistently worked at educating America about the need for racial justice.
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Time, Change and the American Newspaper (Chap. 6 "Product and the Black Press") » Read Now
by George Sylvie, Patricia D. Witherspoon. 221 pgs.

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Time, Change, and the American Newspaper focuses on newspapers as organizations, examining the role of change in the newspaper industry and providing a model from which to view and respond to change. Authors George Sylvie and Patricia D. Witherspoon discuss environmental and organizational...
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Time, Change, and the American Newspaper focuses on newspapers as organizations, examining the role of change in the newspaper industry and providing a model from which to view and respond to change. Authors George Sylvie and Patricia D. Witherspoon discuss environmental and organizational influences on contemporary newspapers, and they analyze newspapers within the larger context of all organizations. This more general perspective provides insights into the nature of change, the change process, the rationale for organizational changes, resistance to such changes, and initiation and implementation strategies. In its examination of change, this volume explores the causes of newspaper change, how newspaper change takes shape, and when change does not work. This consideration sets the stage for detailed case studies examining the roles of new technology, product, and people as change agents in newspapers. The discussion concludes with the impact of change--or lack of it--on the contemporary newspaper industry and the subsequent impact of newspaper change on society. Sylvie and Witherspoon propose future directions of change and of newspaper decision-making processes pertaining to change, and they offer suggestions for changes in newspaper structures and thought processes. Providing a sound, theoretically-based approach to the topic of change and American newspapers, this volume is essential reading for educators and students in journalism, media/newsroom management, media economics, organizational behavior/communication, and related areas. It also provides a wealth of insights and practical knowledge for newspaper publishers, editors, and practicing journalists.
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Race, Media, and the Crisis of Civil Society: From Watts to Rodney King » Read Now
by Ronald N. Jacobs. 189 pgs.

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Since the early nineteenth century, African-Americans have turned to Black newspapers to monitor the mainstream media and to develop alternative interpretations of public events. Ronald Jacobs tells the stories of these newspapers--in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles--for the first time, comparing...
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Since the early nineteenth century, African-Americans have turned to Black newspapers to monitor the mainstream media and to develop alternative interpretations of public events. Ronald Jacobs tells the stories of these newspapers--in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles--for the first time, comparing African-American and "mainstream" media coverage of racial crises such as the Watts riot, the beating of Rodney King, the Los Angeles uprisings and the O. J. Simpson trial. In an engaging yet scholarly style, Jacobs shows us why a strong African-American press is still needed today.
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To Keep the Waters Troubled: The Life of Ida B. Wells » Read Now
by Linda O. McMurry. 400 pgs.

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In the generation that followed Frederick Douglass, no African American was more prominent, or more outspoken, than Ida B. Wells. Her crusade against lynching in the 1890s made her famous, or notorious, across America, and she was seriously considered as a rival to W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T...
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In the generation that followed Frederick Douglass, no African American was more prominent, or more outspoken, than Ida B. Wells. Her crusade against lynching in the 1890s made her famous, or notorious, across America, and she was seriously considered as a rival to W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington for race leadership. This book is the first full biography of Wells, a passionate crusader for black people and women--and one who was sometimes torn by her conflicting loyalties to race and gender. Wells' career began amidst controversy when she sued a Tennessee railroad company for ousting her from a first class car, a legal battle which launched her lifelong committment to journalism and activism. In the 1890s, Wells focused her eloquence on the horrors of lynching, exposing it as a widespread form of racial terrorism. Backing strong words with strong actions, she lectured in the States and abroad, arranged legal representation for black prisoners, hired investigators, founded antilynching leagues, sought recourse from Congress, and more. Wells was an equally forceful advocate for women's rights, but parted ways with feminist allies who would subordinate racial justice to their cause. She perpetually walked a tightrope between being an agitator and behaving like a "lady"--a designation prized by black women too often denigrated and exploited by white men. Using diary entries, letters, and published writings, McMurry illuminates Wells's fiery personality, and the uncompromising approach that sometimes lost her friendships even as it won great victories. To Keep the Waters Troubled is an unforgettable account of a remarkable woman and the and the times she helped to change.
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Violence against the Press: Policing the Public Sphere in U.S. History ("Violence against African American Media" begins on p. 130) » Read Now
by John Nerone. 312 pgs.

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The Chicago Defender: Filling in the Gaps for The Office of Civilian Defense, 1941-1945, in The Western Journal of Black Studies » Read Now
by Caryl A. Cooper. 8 pgs.

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...only four press releases for the Black press in the agencys four year history...important publics. How, then, did the Black press, as a key socializing agent...
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Paul Robeson and the Black Press: The 1950 Passport Controversy, in The Journal of African American History » Read Now
by Barbara J. Beeching. 8 pgs.

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...Paul Robeson and the black press: the 1950 passport controversy...passport case, and particularly the black press coverage, as a manifestation of...Penny Von Eschen, writes...
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"The Morning Cometh": African-American Periodicals, Education, and the Black Middle Class, 1900-1930, in The Journal of Negro History » Read Now
by Michael Fultz. 16 pgs.

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...journals reviewed form a subset of the black press in the United States, and like...surreptitious control over the black press. In this case, in 1904, he recruited...but...
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Coverage of Africa by the African-American Press: Perceptions of African-American Newspaper Editors, in The Western Journal of Black Studies » Read Now
by Emmanuel U. Onyedike. 7 pgs.

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...66 percent) of African Americans saw the role of the black press as that of "informing the black community about itself...H. and Zima, W. (1971). Directional quandries of...
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The History of Freedom's Journal: A Study in Empowerment and Community, in The Journal of African American History » Read Now
by Jacqueline Bacon. 20 pgs.

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"New Negro" Performance in Art and Life: Fredi Washington and the Theatrical Columns of the People's Voice, 1943-47, in Theatre History Studies » Read Now
by Cheryl Black. 16 pgs.

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The Black Press: Setting the Political Agenda during World War II, in Negro History Bulletin » Read Now
by Charles G. Spellman. 5 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...The black press: setting the political agenda during...community. When the Credo was written, the black press was the sole "Voice of the Negro." As a crusader, the black...