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Examines black newspapers in general and four in particular - the ""Chicago Defender"", the ""Pittsburgh Courier"", the ""Black Dispatch"", and the ""Jackson Advocate"" - 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.

The African American Press A History of News

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      Publisher: McFarland & Company
      Publication Date: 1/31/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786426072, 978-0786426072
      ISBN10: 0786426071

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      Book Synopsis
      Examines black newspapers in general and four in particular - the ""Chicago Defender"", the ""Pittsburgh Courier"", the ""Black Dispatch"", and the ""Jackson Advocate"" - 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.

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