The Citizenship Project
The Early Black Press
Episode 2 | 29m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
African Americans gained from the Civil War was the right to free expression.
One of the rights African Americans gained as a result of the Civil War was the right to free expression. Rather than rely on the newspapers of the day to carry their stories and the stories they were interested in, Black Tennesseans started their own newspapers. Over the years, these papers were read by black and white Tennesseans alike.
The Citizenship Project is a local public television program presented by WNPT
NPT’s The Citizenship Project is made possible by the support of Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area and the First Tennessee Foundation.
The Citizenship Project
The Early Black Press
Episode 2 | 29m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
One of the rights African Americans gained as a result of the Civil War was the right to free expression. Rather than rely on the newspapers of the day to carry their stories and the stories they were interested in, Black Tennesseans started their own newspapers. Over the years, these papers were read by black and white Tennesseans alike.
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The Early Black Press is the second installment of NPT's The Citizenship Project. (30s)
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The Citizenship Project is a local public television program presented by WNPT
NPT’s The Citizenship Project is made possible by the support of Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area and the First Tennessee Foundation.