Description
Book SynopsisIn 1960-1961, voter registration revolutionized the people and politics of Haywood County, Tennessee. In Haywood County, as in much of the nation during the Civil Rights movement, issues such as voter registration and desegregation ignited a firestorm of political and social change. Times of Challenge and Controversy offers a close look at the voter registration process and the ensuing conflict in Haywood County through its weekly newspaper, The Brownsville States-Graphic. This account will greatly interest historians, media scholars, and participants of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 List of Tables Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Acknowledgments Chapter 4 Introduction and Overview: Haywood County and African American News; Geographical and Historical Perspective; Colored News, Literature /review; The Brownsville States-Graphic Today; Haywood County, 1960-1961 Chapter 5 The Voter Registration Movement: The Balance of Power: The Negro Vote in a National Context; Voter Registration in Haywood County; "…In Their Place"; "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round" Chapter 6 Literature Review and Theoretical Implications: Rural Weekly Editors and Conflict; Who and What Determined Coverage? Chapter 7 Methodology: Rationale and Overview; Selection of Population; Coding Procedures; Intercoder Reliability; Statistical Method for Variables; Study Limitation Chapter 8 Voter Registration at Last- Results: African Americans in The Brownsville States-Graphic; Voter Registration Coverage in The Brownsville States-Graphic; Conflict Controls and Role of the Press; Voter Registration Locally Becomes Regional and Nationa Chapter 9 Story Behind the Stories/Conclusions: Overview of the Study; African Americas in The Brownsville States-Graphic: The Invisible Majority; Cover of Voter Registration Activities; Prayers and Perseverance; Conflict, Codes and Voter Registration; Africa Chapter 10 References Chapter 11 Appendix: Members of the Civic and Welfare League; Key Participants; New York Times Events by Column Inch; Oral History and Telephone Interviews; Sequence of Legal Action
