Journalism and Jim Crow : white supremacy and the Black struggle for a new America / edited by Kathy Roberts Forde and Sid Bedingfield ; foreword by Alex Lichtenstein.

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"White publishers and editors used their newspapers to build, nurture, and protect white supremacy across the South in the decades after the Civil War. At the same time, a vibrant Black press fought to disrupt these efforts and force the United States to live up to its democratic ideals. Journalism...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Forde, Kathy Roberts (Editor)
Bedingfield, Sid (Editor)
Lichtenstein, Alexander C. (author of foreword.)
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2021]
Series:History of communication.
Subjects:
Journalism > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Journalism > Southern States > History > 20th century.
American newspapers > Southern States > History > 19th century.
American newspapers > Southern States > History > 20th century.
African American newspapers > History > 19th century.
African American newspapers > History > 20th century.
Journalism > Political aspects > Southern States.
Racism in the press > Southern States.
African American newspapers.
American newspapers.
Journalism.
Journalism > Political aspects.
Racism in the press.
Southern States.
1800-1999
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xvii, 344 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : black and white illustrations, black and white maps ; 24 cm.
Format: Book

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