Chicago became a hub for African American cultural production and journalism with the ascent of such titanic enterprises like The Chicago Defender and Johnson Publishing, Inc., responsible for printing JET and Ebony magazines
Just how far a reach did these companies, and the people who ran them, have into the Black communities in the Windy City and beyond? Dr. E. James West joins Left of Black host, Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, to discuss his latest book, A House for the Struggle: The Black Press and the Built Environment in Chicago, published by University of Illinois Press.
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