{"product_id":"african-american-press-a-history-of-news-coverage-during-national-crises-with-special-reference-to-four-black-newspapers-1827-1965-paperback","title":"The African American Press: A History of News Coverage During National Crises, with Special Reference to Four Black Newspapers, 1827-1965 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles A. Simmons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This work examines both predominately black newspapers in general and four in particular--the \u003ci\u003eChicago Defender, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Courier, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eBlack Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e (Oklahoma City), and the \u003ci\u003eJackson\u003c\/i\u003e (Mississippi) \u003ci\u003eAdvocate\u003c\/i\u003e--and their coverage of national events. The beginnings of the black press are detailed, focusing on how they reported the anti-slavery movement, the Civil War and the Reconstruction era. Their coverage of the migration of blacks to the industrial north in the early twentieth century and World War I are next examined, followed by the black press response to World War II and the civil rights movement. The survival techniques used by the editors, how some editors reacted when faced with threats of physical harm, and how the individual editorial policies affected the different newspapers are fully explored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late \u003cb\u003eCharles A. Simmons\u003c\/b\u003e was a professor emeritus of mass communications from the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. He lived in Oklahoma City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 205\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 8.98 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131626852487,"sku":"9780786426072","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/5358c325c337f32f6e8c2ccf6fef5b10.webp?v=1732620385","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/african-american-press-a-history-of-news-coverage-during-national-crises-with-special-reference-to-four-black-newspapers-1827-1965-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}