CHAPTER 2

Pioneers From an Overview Perspective

Documentation of the contributions and advancements made by UREP professionals practicing and teaching public relations is few and far between. Specialty organizations, divisions of professional associations, and university centers house historical artifacts, personal papers, and other archives highlighting significant milestones in public relations history, but many mass-produced publications, such as textbooks, have limited information about non-white individuals and groups.

A discussion of early applications of public relations must include defining the practice. In the early eras of U.S. history, undoubtedly, public relations was practiced, but individuals were not deemed as employing public ...

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