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Steve Klassen Watches Segregated TV
Steve Klassen takes a look at the civil rights movement’s often-overlooked fight to secure racial justice on the TV screens of the South. Focusing on the landmark FCC case of WLBT-TV, which went from white supremacist control to black ownership, Klassen examines the African-American fight for access to media and its repercussions in today’s technologically expanding media world. Steve Classen teaches communications at Cal State – San Bernardino.
1995 TRT: 28 minutes #259