The African American press : a history of news coverage during national crises, with special reference to four black newspapers, 1827-1965
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Simmons, Charles A., 1933-
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Subjects

LC Subjects
African American newspapers -- History.
African American press -- History.
Press and politics -- United States.
United States -- Race relations -- History.
OCLC Fast Subjects
African American newspapers
African American press
History
Press and politics
Race relations
United States -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Other Subjects
Emancipatie.
Geschichte 1827-1965.
Journaux noirs américains -- Histoire.
Nieuwsbladen.
Presse noire américaine -- Histoire.
Rassendiscriminatie.
Schwarze
Schwärze
USA
Zeitung
Zwarten.
États-Unis -- Relations raciales -- Histoire.

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v, 199 pages ; 23 cm
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English

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-191) and index.
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.
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Also issued online.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Simmons, C. A. (1998). The African American press: a history of news coverage during national crises, with special reference to four black newspapers, 1827-1965 . McFarland & Co..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Simmons, Charles A., 1933-. 1998. The African American Press: A History of News Coverage During National Crises, With Special Reference to Four Black Newspapers, 1827-1965. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Simmons, Charles A., 1933-. The African American Press: A History of News Coverage During National Crises, With Special Reference to Four Black Newspapers, 1827-1965 Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co, 1998.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Simmons, C. A. (1998). The african american press: a history of news coverage during national crises, with special reference to four black newspapers, 1827-1965. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Simmons, Charles A. The African American Press: A History of News Coverage During National Crises, With Special Reference to Four Black Newspapers, 1827-1965 McFarland & Co., 1998.

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