Southern courier : a weekly newspaper covering civil rights in the South 1965-68
Archive of the Southern Courier.
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Date of Original
1965/1968
Subject
African Americans--Education--United States
African Americans--Alabama--Newspapers
African Americans--Georgia--Newspapers
Atlanta (Ga.)--Newspapers
Fulton County (Ga.)--Newspapers
Montgomery (Ala.)--Newspapers
Montgomery County (Ala.)--Newspapers
Location
United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434
Type
Text
Description
The 177 issues of The Southern Courier provide a unique on-the-scenes view of the mid-1960s civil rights movement in the Deep South. The Southern Courier's bi-racial staff was committed to reporting and disseminating the news of the Civil Rights movement in a professional and objective manner. Reporters and editors were expected to become part of their communities, black and white alike, and not to engage in "drive-by" journalism or attempts at social change; to use their skills as journalists and not become community organizers or advocates for a single point of view; and to produce a quality newspaper that reached out beyond those who already agreed with the pro-civil rights perspective of its editorial page.
Language
eng
Contributing Institution
Southern Courier Association
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