Racial discourse and censorship on nbc-tv, 1948–60

Journal of Popular Film and Television

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 102-114

  Pondillo, Bob ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early network television; Helffrich stockton; NBC TV; Postwar television; Race and TV censorship; Television and race; Television censorship

Indexed keywords

EID: 66949158316     PISSN: 01956051     EISSN: 19306458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JPFT.33.2.102-114     Document Type: Article

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