doi:10.7916/d8-saw0-6d92Oral history interview with Charles H. Parrish, 1971Parrish, Charles Henry, 1899-1989oral historiessound recordingssound recording - nonmusicalSociologistsJournalism--Political aspectsJournalism--Social aspectsAfrican Americans--Civil rightsAfrican American pressJournalism--United StatesParrish, Charles Henry, 1899-1989In this interview conducted by Henry G. LaBrie III, Dr. Charles H. Parrish discusses the importance of the black press as an area of study, the future of the black press, and its successes. Parrish explains his views as a sociologist on the role of the black press in the community, the reporting of black news events by the white press, and the distinctions between the white press and the black press. He further explains why civil rights became an important issue in the 1950s, whether black readers trust more what they read in the black press over the white press, and the role of the black press in integration and desegregation efforts.