The story of the chicago defender the legendary black newspaper which spanned most of the 20th century is really a course in american and particularly black american history what a story peopled with strong and visionary men and women who chronicled and called out injustice and outrage and reported on the shattering events of jim crow segregation and the great migration from the south to the industrial north. Praise for the defender ethan michaelis the defender is a rich majestic sweeping history both of a newspaper and of a people in these pages michaeli captures the degradation and exhilaration of black america in the twentieth century and driving this story are a handful of men and women infused with incredible courage and a deep faith in journalisms power to seek justice. The defender how the legendary black newspaper changed america michaeli ethan 9780547560694 books amazonca. The defender how the legendary black newspaper changed america how the legendary black newspaper changed america from the age of the pullman porters to the age of obama ethan michaeli amazoncomau books