Southeastern States - Regional Biography, African Americans - Mass Media, Mississippi - State & Local History, Civil Rights - Movements & Figures, 20th Century American History - Civil Rights, Civil Rights - United States, Civil Rights - African American
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Percy Greene, publisher and editor of the Jackson Advocate from 1939 to 1977, lost the backing of the African American community in the 1950s for his harsh criticisms of the civil rights movement. He also accepted money from the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, a state agency created to destroy the movement in the South. Nonetheless, he continued to publish the most important black newspaper in Mississippi, telling the news from the perspective of a radical black conservative.Editorials
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Studies the life, views, and work of Greene, who was publisher and editor of the Jackson Advocate from 1939 to 1977. He lost the backing of the African American community in the 1950s for his harsh criticisms of the civil rights movement and his acceptance of money from a Mississippi state agency created to destroy the movement in the South. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
December 19, 1994
Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c1994.
Pages
198
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780786400157