Still the Arena of Civil War: Violence and Turmoil in ...
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Mary Jo O''Rear examines how Texas newspaper editors reported the news of violent events. Looking at the coverage of violence inside and outside of the state , editors generally reflected the views of their subscribers. As such, it is obvious that Texas readers were bombarded with news that favored the perspective of ex- Confederates and conservative Democrats. In many cases, editors justified violence against blacks and Unionists, dismissing it as the natural result of northerners'' ...