Southern Liberal Journalists and the Issue of Race, 1920-1944

by John T. Kneebone

Book Overview

Before the Civil Rights movement, southern liberal journalists played a crucial role in shaping southern thought on race and racism. John Kneebone presents a richly detailed intellectual history of southern racial liberalism between World War I and World War II by examining the works of five leading southern journalists -- Gerald W. Johnson, Baltimore Evening Sun; George Fort Milton, Chattanooga News; Virginius Dabney, Richmond Times-Dispatch;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807865559
• ISBN13: 9780807865552
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"