African American Newspaper Voice of Freedom

Name: African American Newspaper Voice of Freedom
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ISBN: 9780810122901

ISBN-10: 0810122901

ISBN-13: 9780810122901

Edition: 2006

Authors: Patrick S. Washburn, Clarence Page

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Winner of 2007 Tankard AwardIn March of 1827 the nation's first black newspaper appeared in New York City--to counter attacks on blacks by the city's other papers. From this signal event, The African American Newspaper traces the evolution of the black newspaper--and its ultimate decline--for more than 160 years until the end of the twentieth century.The book chronicles the growth of the black press into a powerful and effective national voice for African Americans during the period from 1910 to 1950--a period that proved critical to the formation and gathering strength of the civil rights movement that emerged so forcefully in the following decades. In particular, author Patrick S.…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Publication date: 12/21/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English




Introduction



The early black press



Struggling but surviving



A new type of newspaper



Between the wars



World War II



From an incredible high to an incredible low



The civil rights era and the black press