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    Jack Cooper changed the face of radio through his work as a disc jockey and humanitarian in the 1920s. He coined "fly into the buttermilk," meaning that the programming attracted a certain audience. His pioneering of black radio came at a time during the great depression as well as after world war II, and during the time of the civil rights movement.

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    Jack Cooper changed the face of radio through his work as a disc jockey and humanitarian in the 1920s. He coined "fly into the buttermilk," meaning that the programming attracted a certain audience. His pioneering of black radio came at a time during the great depression as well as after world war II, and during the time of the civil rights movement.

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    Jack Cooper changed the face of radio through his work as a disc jockey and humanitarian in the 1920s. He coined "fly into the buttermilk," meaning that the programming attracted a certain audience. His pioneering of black radio came at a time during the great depression as well as after world war II, and during the time of the civil rights movement.

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    CHICAGOMETROHISTORYFAIR 2013SUMMARYSTATEMENTFORM

    PleaseTYPEonsheetorusewordprocessing ALLPROJECTS:Attachanannotatedbibliography.Pleasedivideprimaryandsecondarysourcesfromeachother. TwocopiesofSSF&AnnotatedBibliographyarerequiredforcompetitions. .

    TitleJackCooper:SettingtheStandardforBlackRadio Studentname(s)AnthonyGreer ProjectCategory: GroupIndividualandExhibitPerformanceDocumentaryWebsite Checkifapplicable(andrespondtothe3rdquestion):


    Thisprojectusesthe2013NationalHistoryDaytheme,TurningPointsinHistory:People,Ideas,Events

    1.THESISSTATEMENT
    Presenttheprojectsargumentorinterpretationintwosentences.IfyouareusingtheNHDtheme,youmightwantto makeitevidentinyourthesisstatement.

    Hechangedthefaceofradiothroughhisworkasadiscjockeyandhumanitarianinthe1920s.His overallinspirationtoAfricanAmericansinradiocreatedaradioformatcoinedwithtargetingaAfrican Americanaudiencethroughsyndicationofhisradioprogram. 2.SUMMARYOFPROJECT


    Brieflyexplainyourprojectanditsconclusion.Include:Howandwhydidchangehappenandwhatwastheimpact?Why isithistoricallysignificant?Whathistoricalmeaningorimportancecanwelearnfromyourfindings?

    JackCooperbecomingthefirstandfirstblackdiscjockeymadeitpossibleforAfricanAmericansto notonlybeafeatureontheradio,butbehosts,executives,announcers,andmore.Itinfluencedothers tousethesameconceptofreachingouttoacertainaudience 3.RequiredforprojectsusingtheNationalHistoryDaythemeonly.


    ExplainhowthisprojectintegratestheNHDthemeTurningPointsinHistory:People,Ideas,Eventsintoitsargument.

    JackCooperwasthefirstinradiotobeadiscjockeywhenblackswerentinradio.Also,hecoinedfly intothebuttermilk,meaningthattheprogrammingattractedacertainaudiencewhichwasAfrican Americans.Hispioneeringofblackradiocameatatimeduringthegreatdepressionaswellasafter WorldWarII,andduringthetimeofthecivilrightsmovement.Thattimeperiodinfluencedhisradio programSearchforMissingPersons,whichwasthefirstpublicserviceprogramthatreunited displacedfamiliesthatemigratedfromthesouthtothenorth. 4.PROCESS

    A. Whathistoricalquestiondidyoustartoffwithandhowdiditchangeonceyoubegandoing yourresearch? HowdidJackCooperbringnationalattentiontoBlackRadioinChicago?ItchangedwhenIrealizedin researchthathisinfluencewasbroaderthanChicago. B. Whatkindsofsourcesdidyouuseasevidencetodevelopyourargument(forexample,letters, photographs,governmentdocuments,interviews,etc.)? IusedarticlesfromtheChicagoDefenderandTribuneaboutJackCooperwhichcontainedastudio pictureofhimandpicturesofradiodiscjockeysandhislifeandcareerstories.Also,Iusedaudioof CooperandvideoofHerbKentinthe2012RadioHallofFameinductionceremonyvideo. C. Selectonepieceofevidencethatyouusedandexplainhowitinfluencedyourargument. TheinterviewIhadwithDr.TimuelBlack,averyhumble,wellknownhistorianinfluencedmy argument.AfteraskinghimquestionsandlisteningtowhatheexperiencedwithseeingJackCooperin actionandactuallylisteningtohisradioshow,Ididmybesttoimaginemyselfinhisshoes.Imsureit wasagreatexperiencelisteningtogreatprogrammingthatmademefeelimportantandinspiremein atimeperiodwhereblacksweresolimited. D. Listlibraries(otherthanschool),museums,andotherinstitutionsthatyouvisitedtodoyour research. IvisitedtheWhitneyYoungBranchoftheChicagoPublicLibrary,theMuseumofBroadcast Communications,andtheChicagoHistoryMuseumresearchcenter.

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