Felecia Ross on the History and Importance of the Black Press

Felecia Ross, Associate Professor in the School of Communication, discusses her research and writing on the history and influence of the Black press. She describes her field research contributions to the PBS documentary Bombshell, particularly journalist Charles Loeb and his reporting on the truth about radiation casualties in Hiroshima. Ross also describes other projects, including one on Booker T. Washington’s influence on the Black press and the remembrance of the Reconstruction Era and the Civil War.

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