The Black Press: An Agent of Educational and Social Change: 1827 to 1965 discusses how the African-American press was used as a change agent in the United States. It also looks at how it was used to impact the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s. Furthermore, it looks at how the black press was also used to help educate and inform society about the effects of racism on a group of people who were not being represented by the larger mainstream media.