It’s interesting to see the difference in how African Americans were depicted and covered.
It is well-known that the “white” press of that time often demonized its black citizens and escalated tensions that helped prolong the period of white terrorism, voter suppression and lynching throughout the Reconstruction period.
This sadly continues even today both in the US (to a lesser degree) and internationally.
We see similar treatment of minorities in the Chinese press (Hong Kong residents, Uyghurs) and in the US conservative press about migrants and immigrants.
> This sadly continues even today both in the US (to a lesser degree) and internationally.
To a lesser degree? I am inclined to believe that this[0] Vietnamese-language paper publishing an entirely fabricated story about Black men (and representing a photograph of tragically murdered Ahmaud Arbery to identify a fictitious perpetrators) was intended to prey upon the incredulity of Vietnamese-Americans.
It is well-known that the “white” press of that time often demonized its black citizens and escalated tensions that helped prolong the period of white terrorism, voter suppression and lynching throughout the Reconstruction period.
- https://tulsaworld.com/news/tulsa-race-massacre-1921-tulsa-n...
- https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article247928045.html
This sadly continues even today both in the US (to a lesser degree) and internationally.
We see similar treatment of minorities in the Chinese press (Hong Kong residents, Uyghurs) and in the US conservative press about migrants and immigrants.