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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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
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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illustrationsplatesmaps
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non fiction
Main title
Journalism and Jim Crow
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bibliography
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1252738453
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edited by Kathy Roberts Forde and Sid Bedingfield ; foreword by Alex Lichtenstein
Series statement
The history of communication
Sub title
white supremacy and the Black struggle for a new America
Summary
"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 and Jim Crow centers the press as a crucial political actor shaping the rise of the Jim Crow South. The contributors explore the leading role of the white press in constructing an anti-democratic society by promoting and supporting not only lynching and convict labor but also coordinated campaigns of violence and fraud that disenfranchised Black voters. They also examine the Black press's parallel fight for a multiracial democracy of equality, justice, and opportunity for all-a losing battle with tragic consequences for the American experiment. Original and revelatory, Journalism and Jim Crow opens up new ways of thinking about the complicated relationship between journalism and power in American democracy. Contributors: Sid Bedingfield, Bryan Bowman, W. Fitzhugh Brundage, Kathy Roberts Forde, Robert Greene II, Kristin L. Gustafson, D'Weston Haywood, Blair LM Kelley, and Razvan Sibii"--, Provided by publisher
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- African American newspapers + History -- 19th century
- African American newspapers + History -- 20th century
- Journalism -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century
- Journalism -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century
- American newspapers -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century
- 1800-1999
- American newspapers -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century
- Journalism + Political aspects -- Southern States
- Racism in the press -- Southern States
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- African American newspapers + History -- 19th century
- African American newspapers + History -- 20th century
- Journalism -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century
- Journalism -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century
- American newspapers -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century
- 1800-1999
- American newspapers -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century
- Journalism + Political aspects -- Southern States
- Racism in the press -- Southern States
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