Broadcasting freedom: radio, war, and the politics of race, 1938-1948

1. Americans all, immigrants all: cultural pluralism and Americanness.

2. Freedom's people: radio and the political uses of African American culture and history.

3. "Negro morale," the Office of War Information and the War Department.

4. The National Urban League on the radio.

5. Radio and the political discourse of racial equality.

6. "New world a'coming" and "Destination Freedom".

pt. I. Federal Constructions of "the Negro" 1. Americans All, Immigrants All: Cultural Pluralism and Americanness. 2. Freedom's People: Radio and the Political Uses of African American Culture and History. 3. "Negro Morale," the Office of War Information, and the War Department

pt. II. Airing the Race Question. 4. The National Urban League on the Radio. 5. Radio and the Political Discourse of Racial Equality. 6. New World A'Coming and Destination Freedom. App. Radio Programs Discussed in the Text.