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[email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES PRESERVER OF THE PRESS: THE HISTORICAL MISSION AND EVOLUTION OF THE CAPITAL OUTLOOK NEWSPAPER By YANELA NATACHA GORDON A Thesis submitted to the Department of History in partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Degree Awarded: Summer Semester, 2005 The members of the Committee approve the thesis of Yanela Natacha Gordon defended on June 23, 2005. Maxine D. Jones Professor Directing Thesis Matthew D. Childs Committee Member Joe M. Richardson Committee Member The Office of Graduate Studies has verified and approved the above name committee members. ii Dedicated to the memory of two strong, wise and loving women: Louisa Miriam Trotman de Croney (Grandma Yoya) and Kha Phrances Dennard (Ma Kha) iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I owe a great deal of gratitude to the many people who helped me during this important time of my life. I would not have been able to accomplish this goal without your assistance and encouragement. First and foremost, I give thanks to God, his son Jesus, and Holy Spirit. It was my faith in God that enabled me to endure through this process that, at times, became overwhelming. There was a particular scripture that kept me grounded, Jeremiah 9:23 – “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” I must thank my major professor, Dr.