...Historians have devoted considerable ink to Yankee and rebel newspapers published during the Civil War. While they have examined Northern and Southern papers, they have written almost nothing about the press in Kentucky and the other border states. There, the press was unique, in that it operated...

...Kentucky’s press reflected the deep division in the Bluegrass State in 1860–1861. Many communities had rival pro-Union and pro-Confederate papers. In Louisville, Kentucky’s largest city, the Democrat and the Journal sided with the Union. The latter was the state’s...

... the origins of COGIC in Memphis; it reveals how Mason’s early black Pentecostal denomination grew, gained social and political power, and earned a permanent place in Memphis’s black religious pantheon. While analyzing how the local black and white press viewed Mason, it uncovers the significance of Mason’s...

...The years between 1935 and 1941 were the most productive of Still’s writing career. He published 59 poems and 25 short stories in a variety of periodicals plus three books with Viking Press: Hounds on the Mountain (1937), River of Earth (1940...

..., and University Press of Kentucky edited and published his novel Chinaberry in 2011. Alice Lloyd College Appalshop Bergman Jim Chatham James “Jim ” Dykeman Wilma Jones Loyal Louisville KY May Stone building HSS Norman Gurney Reynolds Teresa Perry Saylor Bob Smith Herb E Smith Lee...

...Jim Host arrived at the University of Kentucky in the fall of 1955. He majored in radio arts and joined the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He made numerous lifetime friends and found important mentors, including Professor Len Press. On the baseball diamond, Coach Harry Lancaster’s tough methods taught...

... it as their last hope to keep Kentucky from fighting against the Confederacy. The rebel press denounced the establishment of Camp Dick Robinson, but the camp stayed open and symbolized Kentucky’s growing unionism. In September, Confederate and then Union armies invaded Kentucky. The legislature, over Governor...

...This chapter examines the image and reputation of former U.S. President Gerald Ford during his term. Though Ford tried to maintain good press relations, reporters often ignored substance for the sake of an entertaining caricature and he became the favorite subject of many a television show's...

..., this chapter underscores the dissonance between Chicago race relations and Mississippi race relations as well as the growing racial tensions in the wake of the Brown decisions. Throughout, this chapter points up how black press outlets underlined the growing racial tensions and the white...

... Mississippi Racism Deep South Midwestern Press National Press Closed Society Protest Rally Journalism 1955 The state of Mississippi moved rapidly through the preliminary legal proceedings against Roy Bryant and J. W. Milam, the two men arrested on August 29, 1955, for their involvement in Emmett...

...As seen in chapter 5, trial coverage brought even greater scrutiny of Mississippi racial mores. Central to this chapter is a study of how national and regional news outlets chose to cover the trial (e.g., Associated Press newswire, United Press newswire, embedded reporters, stringer reporters...

...This work examines the relationships that developed between the domestic U.S. press and the Central Intelligence Agency, from the foundation of the agency in 1947 to the first major congressional investigation of the U.S. intelligence system in 1975–1976. The press environment in which the CIA...

..., a story collection published by Gnomon Press in 1976, and a new edition of River of Earth published by University Press of Kentucky in 1978. Appalachia Cadle Dean “Man on Troublesome ” Still James Alexander Jr Appalachian Journal Jones Loyal “Pattern of a Writer ” Anvil Press...

...Before Kentuckians marched off to the Civil War, Bluegrass State newspaper editors waged a war of words. Louisville, Lexington, Frankfort, and other towns had competing unionist and secessionist papers. This is the first book written about border-state Kentucky’s vociferous rebel press during...