World War II History Atlanta Journal Reporting the Hiroshima Atomic Bombing, August 6, 1945

Hiroshima

Periodical

Editor unknown. Atlanta Journal, August 6, 1945, records the first American newspaper cycle responding to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a military and political event that introduced nuclear weapons into warfare and reshaped the final phase of World War II. The issue supports research into wartime journalism, anti-Japanese racial language in the American press, home-front reception of nuclear warfare, and the public announcement of the atomic age; Hiroshima was bombed on August 6, 1945, and President Truman’s statement described the bomb as having “more power than 20,000 tons of T.N.T.”

Atlanta Journal. Atlanta, Georgia. August 6, 1945. Final Home Edition. Number of pages and size not stated. Front-page headlines include “Atomic Power Bomb Loosed on Jap Cities,” “Death Charge Equals 20,000 Tons of TNT,” and “Japs Fail to Scratch New Hornet in Terrific 14-month War Cruise.” The headlines preserve the immediacy of American reporting on Hiroshima as well as the racialized wartime language used in mainstream newspapers during the Pacific War.

General handling wear, good overall. A same-day Southern newspaper issue documenting how the first use of atomic warfare entered American public consciousness through mass-circulation news.

Item #22139

Price: $85.00