Social Justice and Liberation Struggles: The Photojournalistic and Public Relations Career of Alexander McAllister Rivera Jr.

Whether working as a photojournalist or public relations specialist, Alexander McAllister Rivera Jr., as a single disseminator of news for and about African Americans, whose coverage was not shaped primarily by racial prejudice and stereotypes, assisted in establishing the parameters of political debate for thousands of readers and institutions.

Glen Anthony Harris is associate professor in the Department of History at University of North Carolina Wilmington.