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1) The defender: how the legendary Black newspaper changed America : from the age of the Pullman porters to the age of Obama

Author

Michaeli, Ethan

Language

English

Appears on list

Black History Month: Focus on Illinois (SCPL)

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""The story of the Chicago Defender is the story of race in the twentieth century." -- Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here Giving voice to the voiceless, the Chicago Defender condemned Jim Crow, catalyzed the Great Migration, and focused the electoral power of black America. Robert S. Abbott founded The Defender in 1905, smuggled hundreds of thousands of copies into the most isolated communities in the segregated South, and was dubbed...

2) Chicago defender

Author

Rice, Myiti Sengstacke

Series

Images of America

Language

English

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The history of the Chicago Defender, a leading newspaper in the 1920s which served as a platform for African Americans to voice their opinions on race, oppression, and dreams of a better future.