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| The paper was started by students from ], who went to Alabama in 1965 "to report stories that the local and national press wouldn't touch"--most importantly, stories about the black communities in Montgomery and its surroundings. The paper was started with $30,000 of seed money and reporters were paid $20 a week. The plan was to have separate papers for individual states, and initially it was based in Atlanta, where the six-page paper was printed; later it moved to Montgomery, Alabama being the focus of much attention since the ].<ref name=lee>{{cite news|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2006/4/12/hope-alongside-hatred-it-is-friday/|newspaper=]|first=Stephen M.|last=Fee|title=Hope Alongside Hatred|date=April 12, 2006|accessdate=January 15, 2017}}</ref> | The paper was started by students from ], who went to Alabama in 1965 "to report stories that the local and national press wouldn't touch"--most importantly, stories about the black communities in Montgomery and its surroundings. The paper was started with $30,000 of seed money and reporters were paid $20 a week. The plan was to have separate papers for individual states, and initially it was based in Atlanta, where the six-page paper was printed; later it moved to Montgomery, Alabama being the focus of much attention since the ].<ref name=lee>{{cite news|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2006/4/12/hope-alongside-hatred-it-is-friday/|newspaper=]|first=Stephen M.|last=Fee|title=Hope Alongside Hatred|date=April 12, 2006|accessdate=January 15, 2017}}</ref> | ||
| One of the ''Courier''{{'}}s staff photographers was ]. The photos he took |
One of the ''Courier''{{'}}s staff photographers was ]. The photos he took for the paper are archived at the ]. | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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The Southern Courier was a weekly newspaper published in Montgomery, Alabama, from 1965 to 1968, during the Civil Rights Movement. The paper was a multiracial effort, and its reporters were asked to integrate into the areas they covered as much as possible, without being either unattached "drive-by" journalists or involved community activists. Michael S. Lottman was its editor in 1965, and again from 1967-68.
The paper was started by students from Harvard University, who went to Alabama in 1965 "to report stories that the local and national press wouldn't touch"--most importantly, stories about the black communities in Montgomery and its surroundings. The paper was started with $30,000 of seed money and reporters were paid $20 a week. The plan was to have separate papers for individual states, and initially it was based in Atlanta, where the six-page paper was printed; later it moved to Montgomery, Alabama being the focus of much attention since the Selma to Montgomery marches.
One of the Courier's staff photographers was Jim Peppler. The photos he took for the paper are archived at the Alabama Department of Archives and History.
References
- "A Brief History". The Southern Courier. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- Fee, Stephen M. (April 12, 2006). "Hope Alongside Hatred". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved January 15, 2017.