Having Our Say: BLACK PRESS DOCUMENTARY HIGHLIGHTS HISTORY NEARLY

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Having Our Say: BLACK PRES DOCUMENTARY HIGHLIGHTS HISTORY NEARLY FORGOTTEN

From facilitating the migration of Southern blacks to northern cities;
to recording the social and political occurrences affecting the lives of
African Americans; to providing a showcase honoring black soldiers
in World War II, the black pres documented life for millions of family
who were otherwise ignored.

Since the early 1800 black newspapers have existed in almost each
major city in the United States. When the premiere issue of Freedom'
Journal, black America's first newspaper, was published