Jason A Peterson: 1 book
Full Court Press
Mississippi State University, the Press, and the Battle to Integrate College Basketball
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2016
During the civil rights era, Mississippi was caught in the hateful embrace of a white caste system that enforced segregation. Rather than troubling the Closed Society, state news media, on the whole, marched in lockstep or, worse, promoted the continued subservience of blacks. Surprisingly, challenges...
