The Model: Hubert Harrison and the Production of African-American Media History

• In Event: ICA Plenary Interactive Paper/Poster Session and Reception
  In Interactive Paper Session: Communication History Interactive Poster Session

Abstract

African-American media history has been in a way that marginalizes radical Black journalists. Historians of the Black experience have entered a new and productive period of rewriting Black history. This study considers Hubert Harrison’s importance and the importance of two events related to Harrison -- the Colored Editors Conference and the National Liberty Congress. The conceptual foundation of this study is inspired by Gerald Horne’s call for a “transnational research agenda” in African-American historical scholarship and by Michel-Rolph Trouillot’s inquiry into the production of history and how historical silences are created.

Author

• Sholnn Freeman, Howard U