Cover
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
A Few Words about the African Americans using the Media for Empowerment
Notes
Chapter 1: Beyond Emancipation in the Pacific Appeal, a Black Newspaper on the Fringe of Civil War, 1862–1863 (Thomas C. Terry)
The Pacific Appeal
War and Slavery
Causes of the War
The Proclamation
Notes
Chapter 2: The Western Outlook: “A Journal Devoted to the Interests of the Negro on the Pacific Coast and the Betterment of his Condition” (Kimberley Mangun)
Notes
Chapter 3: The Black Newspaper in Wartime: The Transformation of The Iowa Bystander (David W. Bulla)
Notes
Chapter 4: “Activities Among Negroes”: Race Pride and a Call for Interracial Dialogue in California’s East Bay Region, 1920-1931 (Venise Wagner)
A Variety of Purposes
Illuminating the Invisible Class
The Progressive Era
Moving Between Worlds
Landing the Position as Columnist
Uplifting the Race
Columns’Content
Highlighting the Role of Women
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 5: When Hollywood Crossed the Color Line: Jim Crow Movie Censors and Black Audience Resistance in Greensboro, North Carolina, 1937–1938 (Lorraine Ahearn)
Stereotypes as Media Invention
The ‘Vassar of the South’
Implications: “This Was the Beginning, Maybe”
Notes
Chapter 6: Insults for Sale: The 1957 Memphis Newspaper Boycott (Thomas J. Hrach)
Notes
Chapter 7: Dreaming of a Black Christmas and “What Is Best for Durham”: Strategic Advocacy During the Selective Buying Campaign (Julie C. Lellis)
The Civil Rights Movement in Durham, North Carolina
The Selective Buying Campaign
The Role of Local Media
A Critical Press
Public Opinion Takes Shape
Standing Ground
A Black Christmas
Resolution and Change
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 8: The Power of Soul Brother #1: James Brown’s Crusade for Societal Change (Naeemah Clark)
A Brief Biography of James Brown
Political Paradox
Boston Garden Peacemaker
Brown as the Pied Piper
Discussion
Self-Confidence
Man of the People
Magnetism
Contributing Factors
Notes
Chapter 9: Concluding Reflections on the Research Process
A Doctoral Student’s Thoughts on Conducting Historical Research
Questions
I think I’m finished…?
Questions
Using the Public Library as an Academic Tool
Questions
Reflections on the Research Process
Questions
Notes
Contributor Biographies
Newspaper Index
Index