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100 1  Gilliam, Dorothy Butler,|d1936-|eauthor. 
245 10 Trailblazer :|ba pioneering journalist's fight to make the
       media look more like America /|cDorothy Butler Gilliam. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 Nashville :|bCenter Street,|c2019. 
300    x, 351 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520    Dorothy Butler Gilliam, whose fifty-year-career as a 
       journalist put her in the forefront of the fight for 
       social justice, offers a comprehensive view of racial 
       relations and the media in the US, covering a wide swath 
       of media history--from the era of game-changing Negro 
       newspapers like the Chicago Defender to the civil rights 
       movement, feminism, and our current imperfect diversity. 
520    Dorothy Butler Gilliam, whose 50-year-career as a 
       journalist put her in the forefront of the fight for 
       social justice, offers a comprehensive view of racial 
       relations and the media in the U.S. Most civil rights 
       victories are achieved behind the scenes, and this 
       riveting, beautifully written memoir by a "black first" 
       looks back with searing insight on the decades of struggle,
       friendship, courage, humor and savvy that secured what 
       seems commonplace today-people of color working in 
       mainstream media. Told with a pioneering newspaper 
       writer's charm and skill, Gilliam's full, fascinating life
       weaves her personal and professional experiences and media
       history into an engrossing tapestry. When we read about 
       the death of her father and other formative events of her 
       life, we glimpse the crippling impact of the segregated 
       South before the civil rights movement when slavery's 
       legacy still felt astonishingly close. We root for her as 
       a wife, mother, and ambitious professional as she seizes 
       once-in-a-lifetime opportunities never meant for a "dark-
       skinned woman" and builds a distinguished career. We gain 
       a comprehensive view of how the media, especially 
       newspapers, affected the movement for equal rights in this
       country. And in this humble, moving memoir, we see how an 
       innovative and respected journalist and working mother 
       helped provide opportunities for others. With the distinct
       voice of one who has worked for and witnessed immense 
       progress and overcome heart-wrenching setbacks, this book 
       covers a wide swath of media history-from the era of game-
       changing Negro newspapers like the Chicago Defender to the
       civil rights movement, feminism, and our current imperfect
       diversity. This timely memoir, which reflects the 
       tradition of boot-strapping African American storytelling 
       from the South, is a smart, contemporary consideration of 
       the media. 
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650  0 Journalists|zUnited States|vBiography. 
650  0 African American women journalists|vBiography. 
650  0 Women civil rights workers|zUnited States|vBiography. 
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