LEADER 05036nam 2200709 a 450 001 9910811520503321 005 20240418015330.0 010 $a0-8262-7234-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000160309 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000647033 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11380926 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000647033 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10593095 035 $a(PQKB)10611994 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3440778 035 $a(OCoLC)868217860 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse26939 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3440778 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10554747 035 $a(OCoLC)780531465 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000160309 100 $a20100816d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe opinions of mankind$b[electronic resource] $eracial issues, press, and propaganda in the Cold War /$fRichard Lentz and Karla K. Gower 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aColumbia $cUniversity of Missouri Press$d2010 215 $avi, 349 p 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8262-1908-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Civil rights and world affairs -- First Americans, last in America -- Color, caste, and colonialism -- Pursuing the dream -- A symbol not shattered -- Reverberating symbols -- The scrutiny of Asia -- Crisis after crisis -- Riots and insurrection -- Snarls echoing 'round the world -- Summer of shocks -- Selma and Watts -- Summary and conclusions. 330 $aDuring the Cold War, the Soviets were quick to publicize any incident of racial hostility in the United States. Since violence by white Americans against minorities was the perfect foil to America's claim to be the defender of freedom, news of these occurrences was exploited to full advantage by the Russians. But how did the Soviets gain primary knowledge of race riots in small American towns? Certainly, they had reporters stationed stateside, in big cities like New York, but research reveals that most of their information came directly from U.S. media sources. Throughout this period, the American press provided the foreign media with information about racially charged events in the United States. Such news coverage sometimes put Washington at a disadvantage, making it difficult for government officials to assuage foreign reactions to the injustices occurring on U.S. soil. Yet in other instances, the domestic press helped to promote favorable opinions abroad by articulating themes of racial progress. While still acknowledging racial abuses, these press spokesmen asserted that the situation in America was improving. Such paradoxical messages, both aiding and thwarting the efforts of the U.S. government, are the subject of The Opinions of Mankind: Racial Issues, Press, and Propaganda in the Cold War. The study, by scholars Richard Lentz and Karla K. Gower, describes and analyzes the news discourse regarding U.S. racial issues from 1946 to 1965. The Opinions of Mankind not only delves into the dissemination of race-related news to foreign audiences but also explores the impact foreign perceptions of domestic racism had on the U.S. government and its handling of foreign relations during the period. What emerges is an original, insightful contribution to Cold War studies. While other books examine race and foreign affairs during this period of American history, The Opinions of Mankind is the first to approach the subject from the standpoint of press coverage and its impact on world public opinion. This exhaustively researched and compellingly written volume will appeal to media scholars, political historians, and general readers alike. By taking a unique approach to the study of this period, The Opinions of Mankind presents the workings behind the battles for public opinion that took place between 1946 and 1965. --Book Jacket. 606 $aRacism in the press$zUnited States 606 $aRace relations and the press$zUnited States 606 $aRace relations and the press$zSoviet Union 606 $aMinorities$xPress coverage$zUnited States 606 $aPress and propaganda$zSoviet Union 606 $aPropaganda, Anti-American$zSoviet Union 606 $aPublic opinion$zSoviet Union 607 $aUnited States$xRace relations$xPress coverage 607 $aUnited States$xForeign public opinion, Soviet 615 0$aRacism in the press 615 0$aRace relations and the press 615 0$aRace relations and the press 615 0$aMinorities$xPress coverage 615 0$aPress and propaganda 615 0$aPropaganda, Anti-American 615 0$aPublic opinion 676 $a305.800973/09045 700 $aLentz$b Richard$f1942-$01671477 701 $aGower$b Karla K$01614702 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811520503321 996 $aThe opinions of mankind$94034055 997 $aUNINA