Burning crosses and activist journalism: Hazel Brannon Smith and the Mississippi civil rights movement

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 raci...

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Main Author: Whitt, Jan 1955- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham [u.a.] Univ. Press of America 2010
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xvii, 152 S. 23 cm
ISBN:9780761849551
0761849556
9780761849568
0761849564

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