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PAPERBACK ISBN: 0-88258-192-9 $27.95 Pub Date: 1997	A History of the Black Press by Armistead S. Pride and Clint Wilson II A History of the Black Press is based on a well-researched but unfinished manuscript found among the papers of the late Armistead S. Pride who, at the time of his death in 1991 was considered the foremost scholar and historian of black newspaper publishing in the United States. Through reorganization and exhaustive research to ascertain source materials from among the hundreds of original and photocopied documents, clippings, personal notations, and private correspondence Pride donated to Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, journalism professor Clint C. Wilson II completed this compelling and inspiring study of the black press from its inception in 1827 to 1997. The resulting work chronicles the development of the nation’s black newspaper establishment, insightfully describing its scope and operations as well as involvement in the abolition, Reconstruction, civil rights, and other movements related to the uplift of the African American community. It further details black newspapers’ roles in the reporting of events in the nation and world at large, and describes the interactions of black and non-black columnists who contributed to black- and white-owned newspapers. About the Author At the time of his death in 1991, Armistead S. Pride was considered the foremost scholar and historian of the black press in the United States. Before joining the faculty at Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri, Dr. Pride was a journalist and editor for Daily News (Colorado), Lamar, and the Associated Press, among others. Clint C. Wilson II, Ed. D. is professor of journalism and graduate professor of communications in the John H. Johnson School of Communications, has won a Sigma Delta Chi Award for Excellence in Journalism in the research category for his recent book "Racism, Sexism and The Media." He is the lead author of the book co-written by Dr. Felix Gutierrez, University of Southern California, and Dr. Lena Chao, California State University, Los Angeles. The award will be presented on Friday July 9, at a banquet at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Dr. Wilson has served on the faculties of Pepperdine University, California State University, and the University of Southern California. The former newspaper editor was a fellow of the Gannett Center for Media Studies and has authored numerous books, articles, and essays. Advance Comments "Armistead S. Pride and Clint C. Wilson's history of the Black Press in America is a welcomed and long overdue study of the seminal role that the Black Press has played in recording American history, interpreting that history for a predominantly Black audience, and serving as Black America's voice." —Thomas C. Battle, Director, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center


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