Includes bibliographical references (p. [399]-413) and index.
Contents
Introduction : dials set to freedom -- An uphill battle : network radio, local radio, and the roots of racial change -- Goodwill radio : labor, liberals, and the search for interracial understanding -- Respectability, religion, and rhythm and blues on Black-oriented radio -- A Dixie dilemma : racially progressive radio in the age of massive resistance -- Edwin T. Randall and friendly world broadcasting : radio and white racial liberalism in the age of mass protest -- Black-oriented radio and the Southern civil rights movement -- WENN's push came to shove : Black-oriented radio and the freedom struggle in Birmingham -- Ample and frequent moderation : radio and race relations in Charlotte -- A telling silence : freedom radio in Mississippi -- The quest for Black power in Southern radio -- Riots, respect, and responsibility : radio in the new South -- Conclusion : radio and the Southern freedom struggle.
