The Black Press in Mississippi, 1865-1985 de Julius E. Thompson - 1994-03-20

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University Press of Florida. New. 1994. Hardcover. 9.3 X 6.3 X 1.0 inches; 240 pp; Excellent book .

Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo.. (xiii) 228 pages, appendices, notes, select bibliography, index, a few b/w illustrations; gray cloth. Fine, near fine dust jackett.

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Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; A review of the journalism experience of blacks in one US state, with examples from newspapers, newsletters, magazines and the broadcast media. Born during slavery, the Black press has been accused of being both too conservative and too

Hardback. New. A review of the journalism experience of blacks in one US state, with examples from newspapers, newsletters, magazines and the broadcast media. Born during slavery, the Black press has been accused of being both too conservative and too radical. Thompson concludes the struggle will continue.

New. 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 their effort to secure freedom and equality. This work, attempting a complete treatment of the journalism experience of blacks in a single state, documents all known examples of the Black press in Mississippi from 1865 to 1985, taken from 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 had developed into a conservative, marginally relevant institution by the turn of the century. Thompson examines its period of vigorous growth in the 20s, its decline during the depression, and its precarious balance in the 1960s: if Black press… Leer más

Univ Pr of Florida, 1993. Hardcover. New. 240 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches.