11 year-old is a fast cotton picker. Wilson Times, 18 September 1896. I’m speechless. [William W. Graves, by the way, was a wealthy young farmer whose landholdings were in the Evansdale area between Wilson and Stantonsburg.] Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Print (Opens in new window) Print More Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Like this:Like Loading…
So we see from this “entry” that print media was about more than reporting news.
It was — perhaps principally — about upholding and reinforcing hegemony.