The race beat : the press, the civil rights struggle, and the awakening of a nation / Gene Roberts and Hank Klibanoff.
By: Roberts, Gene.
Contributor(s): Klibanoff, Hank.
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BookPublisher: New York : Knopf, 2006Edition: 1st ed.Description: viii, 518 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0679403817.Subject(s): Race relations -- Press coverage -- United States | African Americans -- Press coverage -- History -- 20th century | African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century | Race relations -- United States -- Press coverage | African Americans -- Press coverage -- History | African Americans -- Civil rights -- HistoryDDC classification: 070.44/93058 Summary: Reveals how the American press, after decades of ignoring the problem, began to explore the indignities and injustices of racial segregation in the South, profiling key articles related to the civil rights struggle and instances of racial inequality.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 463-489) and index.
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Reveals how the American press, after decades of ignoring the problem, began to explore the indignities and injustices of racial segregation in the South, profiling key articles related to the civil rights struggle and instances of racial inequality.
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