Radio and the Struggle for Civil Rights in the South (New Perspectives on the History of the South) - Softcover

University Press Of Florida

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813029783 ISBN 13: 9780813029788

Publisher: University Press of Florida, 2006

Synopsis

While focusing on civil rights activities in Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and the state of Mississippi, the book draws attention to less well-known sites of struggle, such as Columbus, Georgia, and Columbia, South Carolina, where radio also played a vital role. It explains why key civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King and organizations, such as the NAACP, SCLC, and SNCC put a premium on access to the radio, often finding it far more effective than the print media or television in advancing their cause. Ward rescues from historical obscurity a roster of colorful deejays, announcers, station managers, executives, and even the odd federal bureaucrat, who made significant contributions to the freedom struggle through radio, and he restores radio to its rightful place in the history of black protest, race relations, and southern culture.

About this title

About the Author

Brian Ward, associate professor of history at the University of Florida, is the editor of Media, Culture, and the Modern African American Freedom Struggle (UPF) and the author of Just My Soul Responding: Rhythm and Blues, Black Consciousness, and Race Relations.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813029783
• ISBN 13: 9780813029788
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 458