Carter G. Woodson: History, the Black Press, and Public Relations

by Burnis R. Morris

Overview

A new recognition of how the Father of Black History harnessed publicity power

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496814074
Publisher:	University Press of Mississippi
Publication date:	09/25/2017
Series:	Race, Rhetoric, and Media Series
Pages:	202
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Burnis R. Morris is the Carter G. Woodson Professor in Marshall University's W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications, where he has taught courses in reporting, editing, diversity, mass media history, and public relations. He also created and directed for more than a decade The Fourth Estate and the Third Sector, a national training program for journalists who cover tax-exempt organizations and philanthropy.

Editorial Reviews

Through this book, Morris recuperates Woodson's rightful place in US journalism history and the field of public relations. . . . Morris offers a fresh take on Woodson's life and activism, unearthing his role as a skilled publicist promoting and popularizing Black history through the press.--Christian Walkes, Harvard University "The Journal of African American History"

Morris's work represents a breakthrough in taking Carter G. Woodson seriously as a personality and an institution builder. Most notably we learn how he used the press to transform the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History into the force that reshaped the celebration of Negro History, turning it into the most vibrant celebration of public history in America. A must-read for anyone who wants to understand Woodson.--Daryl Michael Scott, professor of history, Howard University, and editor of Carter G. Woodson's Appeal

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