Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Gordon, Yanela Natacha
Author's Email Address	miolucy@hotmail.com
URN	etd-07082005-154454
Title	Preserver of the Press: The Historical Mission and Evolution of the Capital Outlook Newspaper
Degree	Master of Arts
Department	History, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Maxine D. Jones Committee Chair Joe M. Richardson Committee Member Matthew D. Childs Committee Member
Keywords	Roosevelt Wilson Black Newspapers Tallahassee Newspapers African American Newspapers Florida Newspapers Black Press
Date of Defense	2005-06-23
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract On March 16, 1827, Samuel Cornish and John B. Russwurm of New York, established Freedom’s Journal, the nation’s first African-American newspaper. This study explores the history of the Black Press in America and particularly the Capital Outlook, Tallahassee’s only African-American owned newspaper. The Capital Outlook was established in 1975 and has existed under five-periods of ownership, spanning from 1975 until the present. Additionally, the study compares the development and mission of the Capital Outlook to five founding principles for the Black Press as established by Cornish and Russwurm in 1827. The study uses newspapers and archival records as primary information sources. However, research is centered primarily around the oral history testimony of each of the Capital Outlook’s owners, and subscribers who include long-time Tallahassee residents, as well as state, local and regional leaders. The results of this study are valuable because it 1) adds to the limited body of literature pertaining to the role, scope, and history of the Black Press in America, and especially Florida and other Southern states; 2) it encourages more empirical studies relating to the Black Press; 3) it gives credence to oral history testimonies as being a valid research and information gathering method; and 4) it encourages future studies regarding social histories, especially at the local and community level.
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