(Hardback)

Through her analysis of the content of black newspapers and magazines from the 1830s to the 1860s, Frankie Hutton not only presents a prism through which to view the social origins of black journalism in America, but also examines how this little-known ethnic press interfaced with the whole of journalism during the dark ages of the profession.

(Paperback)

Denied its true place in history, the pre-Civil War black press was a forward looking, socially responsible press.