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A Bold Promise: Black Readjusters And The Founding Of Virginia State University, Leigh Alexandra Soares
A Bold Promise: Black Readjusters And The Founding Of Virginia State University, Leigh Alexandra Soares
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
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Race News: How Black Reporters And Readers Shaped The Fight For Racial Justice, 1877--1978, Frederick James Carroll
Race News: How Black Reporters And Readers Shaped The Fight For Racial Justice, 1877--1978, Frederick James Carroll
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
Between 1877 and 1978, black reporters, publishers, and readers engaged in a never-ending and ever-shifting protest against American racism. Journalists' militancy oscillated as successive generations of civil rights activists defined anew their relationship with racism and debated the relevance of black radicalism in the fight for racial justice. Journalists achieved their greatest influence when their political perspectives aligned with the views of their employers and readers. Frequent disputes, though, erupted over the scope and meaning of racial justice within the process of reporting the news, compelling some writers to start alternative publications that challenged the assimilationist politics promoted by profit-minded …
Black Female Landowners In Richmond, Virginia 1850-1877, Hannah Catherine Craddock
Black Female Landowners In Richmond, Virginia 1850-1877, Hannah Catherine Craddock
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
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