Oral history interview with Marcus C. Stewart, Sr., 1971

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Name: Stewart, Marcus C., Sr (Interviewee); La Brie, Henry G (Interviewer)
Title: Oral history interview with Marcus C. Stewart, Sr., 1971
Other Titles: Reminiscences of Marcus C. Stewart, Sr. : oral history, 1971
Abstract: In this interview conducted with Henry La Brie III, Marcus C. Stewart, Sr., discusses the history of the Indianapolis Recorder and the various issues in running the paper. He conceptualizes the successes and the future of the black press, the problems with advertising, and crime reporting, with particular attention to the shifting American racial consciousness. Stewart explains the differences of t he black press in the North and in the South. Stewart and La Brie discuss what objectivity means in the context of running a newspaper. Stewart also explains why expanding and catering to a white readership is not a priority for him.
Collection Name: Black Journalists oral history collection
Subjects: Family-owned business enterprises; Newspapers--Circulation; Editors; Journalism--Social aspects; Journalists; African Americans--Civil rights; African American press; African American journalists; Indianapolis (Ind.); United States Race relations; Stewart, Marcus C., Sr
Format: oral histories
Genre: Interviews
Date: 1971

Physical Description: 1 sound file : WAV files (44 kHz, 16 bit); 55 pages
Note (Biographical): Marcus Cuthbert Stewart Sr. was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on October 17, 1904. His father founded the Indianapolis Recorder in 1895; Stewart began working full time as editor of the publication in 1928, after the death of his father and after att ending Butler University. While taking courses at Indiana University Extension School in 1930, Stewart met Pauline Turner; they married in 1931. They had four children, two of which, Marcus C., Jr. and George P. II, joined the staff of the Recorder. Stewart began to work at the Recorder as publisher in 1957 following the death of his mother, who had been the publisher for 33 years. He became a member of the Hoosier Press Association in the 1940s and for 20 years was a member of the National News Publishing Agency and served on their board of directors.
Note (Funding): Digital reproduction funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Note: Interviewed by Henry G. La Brie III on August 5, 1971.; Interview conducted by Henry La Brie for a work on the history of the African-American press.; Digitized by Safe Sound Archive, Philadelphia, 2010.; Service copy (44 kHz, 16 bit) and rendered version (96 kHz, 24 bit) of sound file derived from a digital preservation master digitized at 96 kHz, 24 bit.
Note (Provenance): Henry G. La Brie III Gift, 1975
Language: English
Library Location: Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record: 6880586
Persistent URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-6kd9-aj59
Related URLs: Available digital content for this interview.