Advancing the Civil Rights Movement: Race and Geography of Life Magazine's Visual Representation, 1954-1965

by Michael DiBari Jr.

Overview

Advancing the Civil Rights Movement: Race and Geography of Life Magazine's Visual Representation, 1954–1965 examines the way Life Magazine covered the civil rights movement visually and geographically. Michael Dibari addresses Life's visual impact and representation in the struggle for equal rights.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498531535
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	02/15/2017
Pages:	148
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Michael DiBari Jr. is Scripps Howard Endowed Professor at the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications at Hampton University.

Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgments
List of Images and Figures
Chapter One: The Power of Photography
Chapter Two: Race, the Media, and Life
Chapter Three: Desegregation, Small Communities, and the Photographs of Life: 1954 to 1956
Chapter Four: The Little Rock Nine, Sit-ins, and the Freedom Rides: 1957 to 1962
Chapter Five: Fire Hoses, Police Dogs, and the Civil Rights Act: 1963 to 1965
Chapter Six: Life Magazine and The Civil Rights Movement
References
About the Author

Editorial Reviews

This groundbreaking work by an African American scholar is a valuable addition to the literature on the power of photography in the Civil Rights Movement. DiBari’s lens is focused on a broad analytical scholarly study of Life Magazine’s photographs and stories from 1954—1965. It is also a crucially important way of looking at the history, development, and meaning of race in America today with vast challenges for further study in understanding race and media—its past, present, and future.

Dorothy Gilliam

The modern Civil Rights Movement was the first American revolt to be christened by the modern visual media. Life Magazine photographers were on the scene and on the front lines of that epic struggle. This volume by Michael DiBari features the very best of the decade that changed America's racial topography, riveting images that sent shock waves around the globe.

Paul Delaney

The writing is simple and clear, and the themes will resonate with all kinds of readers, from journalism scholars to anyone seeking to ensure equality and justice for all. Historians and journalists covering today’s complex racial realities will find this book a useful accompaniment to other histories of the era.

The Journal of Magazine Media

Michael DiBari new book offers a persuasive examination of Life Magazine’s crucial role in covering the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. DiBari’s book details the evolution, impact, and significance of Life’s coverage, and by so doing shows how much has been lost in the tepid equivalency journalism of today.

Michael Carlebach