When: April 30, 2019 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: MU Stotler Lounge, Memorial Union, 518 Hitt St, Columbia, MO 65201, USA

The African American Press has a long history of agency and activism. Dating its founding from 1827 with the publication of Freedom’s Journal in New York, the press has a legacy of protest and a[...]

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When:
April 30, 2019 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
2019-04-30T18:00:00-05:00
2019-04-30T20:30:00-05:00
Where:
MU Stotler Lounge
Memorial Union
518 Hitt St, Columbia, MO 65201
USA
Cost:
Free
Contact:
State Historical Society of MO, MU Dept of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity

The African American Press has a long history of agency and activism. Dating its founding from 1827 with the publication of Freedom’s Journal in New York, the press has a legacy of protest and a history of the struggle for survival. Between 1875 and 1970, Missouri was home to more than 60 black-owned newspapers. Join Debra Foster Greene, professor emeritus of history from Lincoln University and a noted scholar of African American Business History, for a look into the lives and works of several African American newspaper publishers and editors in the Show-Me State.

Schedule · Tuesday, April 30, 2019

6:00 PM – 6:30 PM – Light Reception
6:30 PM – 7:00 PM – Lecture
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM – Meet and Greet

 

Sponsored by the State Historical Society of Missouri’s Center for Missouri Studies; University of Missouri’s Division of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity; and the Missouri Humanities Council.