Voices of a Nation: A History of Mass Media in the United StatesThis text presents a cultural interpretation of the history of both traditional and nontraditional media, emphasizing that minority as well as mainstream media have impacted American history. Voices of a Nation sets media history in the context of overall historical events and themes and tries to understand the role of media in a democratic society at varied historical points. Organized chronologically, the text recognizes the significant "voices" of such non-traditional media as suffrage newspapers, ethnic newspapers, and cultural movement papers and magazines. |
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MEDIA IN EARLY AMERICA | 1 |
RESISTANCE AND LIBERTY | 33 |
Economic Resistance Turns Political | 41 |
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