Burning crosses and activist journalism: hazel brannon smith and the mississippi civil rights movement
Auteur :
Whitt, Jan
Éditeur :
University Press of America
ISBN :
9780761849551
Date de publication :
10 nov. 2009
Dimensions :
23,2 x 15,5 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
259 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book celebrates the contributions of the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing. Owner and publisher of four weekly newspapers in Mississippi, Smith began her journalism career as a states rights Dixiecrat and segregationist, but became an icon for progressive thought on racial and ethnic issues.