Overturning anti-miscegenation laws : news media coverage of the Lovings' legal case against the state of Virginia
This study fills a gap in scholarship by exploring historical news coverage of interracial relationships. It examines coverage by The New York Times, Washington Post and Times-Herald, and Chicago Tribune of the progression of the landmark civil rights case of Loving v. Virginia, in which the Supreme...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of black studies. - 1980. - 43(2012), 4 vom: 01., Seite 427-43 |
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| Format: | Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2012
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of black studies |
| Schlagworte: | Historical Article Journal Article |
| Zusammenfassung: | This study fills a gap in scholarship by exploring historical news coverage of interracial relationships. It examines coverage by The New York Times, Washington Post and Times-Herald, and Chicago Tribune of the progression of the landmark civil rights case of Loving v. Virginia, in which the Supreme Court overturned Virginia's anti-miscegenation law, which prohibited marriage between any White and non-White person. An analysis of the frames and sources used in these publications' news stories about the case indicate all three publications' coverage favored the Lovings |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 03.10.2012 Date Revised 12.11.2019 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 0021-9347 |