Radio and the struggle for civil rights in the South / by Brian Ward.

Author/creator Ward, Brian, 1961-
Format Book
Publication InfoGainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2004.
Descriptionxvi, 437 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
African Americans in radio broadcasting--Southern States. --History. --20th century.
African American radio stations--Southern States. --History. --20th century.
African Americans--Civil rights. --Southern States. --History. --20th century.
Civil rights movements--Southern States. --History. --20th century.
Southern States--Race relations.

SeriesNew perspectives on the history of the South
New perspectives on the history of the South. ^A446838
Contents Introduction : dials set to freedom -- An uphill battle : network radio, local radio, and the roots of racial change -- Goodwill radio : labor, liberals, and the search for interracial understanding -- Respectability, religion, and rhythm and blues on Black-oriented radio -- A Dixie dilemma : racially progressive radio in the age of massive resistance -- Edwin T. Randall and friendly world broadcasting : radio and white racial liberalism in the age of mass protest -- Black-oriented radio and the Southern civil rights movement -- WENN's push came to shove : Black-oriented radio and the freedom struggle in Birmingham -- Ample and frequent moderation : radio and race relations in Charlotte -- A telling silence : freedom radio in Mississippi -- The quest for Black power in Southern radio -- Riots, respect, and responsibility : radio in the new South -- Conclusion : radio and the Southern freedom struggle.
Local noteLittle-341379--305131049565%
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [399]-413) and index.
LCCN 2004043736
ISBN0813027292 (acid-free paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PN1991.8.A35 W37 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold