Black Print with a White Carnation Mildred Brown and the Omaha Star Newspaper, 1938-1989 |
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| Author:
| Forss, Amy Helene |
| Series title: | Women in the West Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8032-4690-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2014 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $42.90 |
Book Description:
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Mildred Dee Brown (1905-89) was the cofounder of Nebraska's Omaha Star, the longest running black newspaper founded by an African American woman in the US. Amy Helene Forss's Black Print with a White Carnation examines the impact of the black press through the narrative of Brown's life and work. Forss draws on oral histories, black newspapers, and government documents to illuminate African American history during the political and social upheaval of the twentieth century.
Mildred Dee Brown (1905-89) was the cofounder of Nebraska's Omaha Star, the longest running black newspaper founded by an African American woman in the US. Amy Helene Forss's Black Print with a White Carnation examines the impact of the black press through the narrative of Brown's life and work. Forss draws on oral histories, black newspapers, and government documents to illuminate African American history during the political and social upheaval of the twentieth century.