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The defender : how the legendary black newspaper changed America : from the age of the Pullman porters to the age of Obama

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Running Time: 22:00 hrs

Narrator: William Hughes

Publisher:
Blackstone Audio, 2016

Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

Details:

Author: Michaeli, Ethan

Contributor: Hughes, William

Edition: Unabridged

Date:

Created
2016

Summary:
The Chicago Defender condemned Jim Crow and focused the electoral power of black America. Drawing on extensive research, Ethan Michaeli constructs a narrative of race in America and brings to life the reporters who braved lynch mobs and policemen's clubs.

Genre:
History and geography, Social science

Subject(s): African American newspapers | African American press | African Americans | Chicago | Illinois | Newspapers

Original Publisher: [Ashland, Oregon], Blackstone Publishing

Language(s): English

ISBN: 9781504729987, 1504729986, 9781504730006, 1504730003