Split Image: African Americans in the Mass Media

Washington DC. 1983. Howard University Press. 2nd Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0882581791. 574 pages. paperback. Cover design by Bruce Gore/Gore Studio Inc. keywords: African American Media America History. DESCRIPTION - GUSTAVUS MYERS CENTER AWARD FOR AN OUTSTANDING BOOK ON HUMAN RIGHTS, 1992. ‘This book is a solid contribution to the literature of African Americans and popular culture.' - Library Journal. ‘The book is a rich mine of information for scholars of the mass media and of intergroup relations. All libraries.' - Choice. ‘The information it contains makes it indispensable for serious students of American history and media.' - Washington Post. ‘ SPLIT IMAGE is a praiseworthy work not just for its scholarship. It represents the first comprehensive exploration of the relationship between blacks and the media to be found in one volume.' - Washington Times. The contributors are - Thomas Cripps, professor of history at Morgan State University and author of SLOW FADE TO BLACK: THE NEGRO IN AMERICAN FILM, 1900 - 1942, and BLACK FILM AS GENRE; Robert ‘Reebee' Garofalo, professor at the University of Massachusetts, coauthor of ROCK ‘N' ROLL IS HERE TO PAY: THE HISTORY AND POLITICS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, and editor of ROCKIN' THE BOAT: MASS MUSIC AND MASS MOVEMENTS; Lee Thornton, associate professor of journalism at Howard University, and formerly senior program host at National Public Radio and Washington correspondent for CBS News. inventory #21690.…