LEADER 03005nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910779101003321 005 20230617000054.0 010 $a1-283-43456-3 010 $a9786613434562 010 $a1-60473-604-6 035 $a(CKB)2550000000082373 035 $a(EBL)840330 035 $a(OCoLC)774384400 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000598745 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11368887 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000598745 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10591953 035 $a(PQKB)11479572 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC840330 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL840330 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10529424 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL343456 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000082373 100 $a20030915d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aChanging channels$b[electronic resource] $ethe civil rights case that transformed television /$fKay Mills 210 $aJackson, Miss. $cUniversity Press of Mississippi$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (320 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-57806-519-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aSeeking a voice -- Serving whose public interest? -- Enter Warren Burger -- The FCC hears no evil -- Once again, a verdict -- Exit Lamar Life, enter William Dilday -- The struggle for control -- National impact. 330 $aCIVIL RIGHTS ? HISTORY ? BROADCAST JOURNALISM--> In the years before the civil rights era, American broadcasting reflected the interests of the white mainstream, especially in the South. Today, the face of local television throughout the nation mirrors the diversity of the local populations. The impetus for change began in 1964, when the Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ and two black Mississippians, Aaron Henry and Reverend R. L. T. Smith, challenged the broadcasting license of WLBT, an NBC affiliate in Jackson, Mississippi. The lawsuit was the catalyst that would bring s 606 $aTelevision$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aFairness doctrine (Broadcasting)$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAfrican Americans$xCivil rights$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAfrican Americans in television broadcasting$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAfrican Americans on television$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aTelevision$xLaw and legislation$xHistory 615 0$aFairness doctrine (Broadcasting)$xHistory 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xCivil rights$xHistory 615 0$aAfrican Americans in television broadcasting$xHistory 615 0$aAfrican Americans on television$xHistory 676 $a343.7309/946 700 $aMills$b Kay$01474656 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779101003321 996 $aChanging channels$93688438 997 $aUNINA