The African American Press

<p> This work examines both predominately black newspapers in general and four in particular--the <I>Chicago Defender,</I> the <I>Pittsburgh Courier,</I> the <I>Black Dispatch</I> (Oklahoma City), and the <I>Jackson</I> (Mississippi) <I>Advocate</I>--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 er