Analyzes data from "Who's Who Among Black Americans" of 1978 to identify changes in the characteristics of the black elite since the 1930s (as reported in an earlier study). Examines proportion of women among the elite; place of birth; migration and regions of residence; education; occupations; political orientation; and involvement in…

E.W. Scripps's penny newspapers brought a new style of public service journalism to the Pacific Northwest's four largest cities--Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, and Portland--in the turbulent years of the Progressive movement from 1899 to 1912. Minimal investment, tight cost controls, and the idea that a small, condensed newspaper could be more popular…

Addresses the media's role in changing the nature of heroes in the United States. Describes the changes in cultural values that resulted in statesmen and soldiers being replaced by athletes and film and television celebrities. Attributes change to the development of the consumer society, centralization of the entertainment industry, and advances…

Argues that the Commission on Interracial Cooperation, the most extensive civil rights organization in the South in the 1920s and '30s, gained its authority and longevity through networking with external elites, not through developing a broad indigenous constituency. Presents an overview of the organization's history and leadership. (KH)

The U. S. Constitution's treatment of women and blacks is generating heated controversy among historians, with some scholars charging that its framers ignored those groups and that subsequent reformers have gained too little for them, too late. (MSE)

According to some historians, many scholars studying the 1960s have ignored key aspects of the decade, including the conservative movement in American politics, the contributions of women, continuity in a time of social change, and the economic results of activism. (MSE)

The Association of American Colleges has made grants totaling $135,000 for the development of pilot courses relating to philanthropy and its role in shaping the history and character of American society, preparing students for civic responsibility and public service and helping to insure the future leadership of philanthropy. (MSE)

This paper explores ideological factors that influenced child labor reform and the image of the child as depicted in romantic and sentimental literature of 19th century England and the United States. In both countries the image of the child and the view of the relative roles of the parent and the state in bearing responsibility for children…

This history of the GI Bill of Rights, enacted in 1944, describes how its provisions affected 16 million veterans. The legislative history of the Bill reflects how support and criticism grew from the various political views in Congress and the nation during and immediately after World War II. Through the GI Bill, 7.8 million veterans received…