Date of Award
2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Journalism
First Advisor
Kathleen Wickham
Second Advisor
Joseph B. Atkins
Third Advisor
Mark K. Dolan
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
Hazel Brannon Smith was born in Alabama but moved to Mississippi in 1936 when she acquired the Durant Times in Durant, Mississippi. Seven years later she added the Lexington Advertiser to her growing collection of newspapers and it is at the Advertiser that Smith made her greatest journalist impact. This study did a small content analysis to exam Smith's opinion on three pivotal civil rights events: the Freedom Riders of 1961, James Meredith's integration of the University of Mississippi in 1962, and Medgar Evers' assassination in 1963. Results indicate that Smith was unwavering in her opinions on all three events. Considered a liberal during the time, Smith became a champion for civil rights, she won the 1964 Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Lauren Nicole, "Hazel Brannon Smith: an Examination of Her Editorials on Three Pivotal Civil Rights Events" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 267.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/267