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Some notable black newspapers of the 19th century were Freedom's Journal (1827–1829), Philip Alexander Bell's Colored American (1837–1841), the North Star (1847–1860), the National Era, The Aliened American in Cleveland (1853–1855), Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851–1863), the Douglass Monthly (1859–1863), The People's Advocate ...
Front page of the Arkansas Freeman from 1869. This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in Arkansas. The first such newspaper in Arkansas was the Arkansas Freeman of Little Rock, which began publishing in 1869. [1]
The Christian Recorder is the official newspaper of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and is the oldest continuously published African-American newspaper in the United States. [1] It has been called "arguably the most powerful black periodical of the nineteenth century," a time when there were few sources for news and information about ...
The newspaper was founded by John Wilk, Peter Williams, Jr., and other leading free Blacks in New York City, including orator and abolitionist William Hamilton.The first publication, on March 16, 1827, advertised Freedom's Journal for $3 (~$81.00 in 2023) per year, distributed each Friday at No. 5 Varick Street, New York City. [6]
This is a list of African American newspapers and media outlets, which is sortable by publication name, city, state, founding date, and extant vs. defunct status. For more detail on a given newspaper, see the linked entries below. See also by state, below on this page, for entries on African American newspapers in each state.
In HBO’s new series “The Gilded Age,” a frequently glossed-over aspect of African American history is put in the spotlight. ‘The Gilded Age’ gives viewers a rare glimpse into the 19th ...
W.E.B. Du Bois published the The Brownies’ Book for Black kids in the 1920s. Now, Karida L. Brown and Charly Palmer have written an updated version in book form.
[5] Arkansas Banner: Little Rock 1843 1845 Owned by the Democratic Party of Arkansas in 1945 [5] Arkansas County Gazette: DeWitt: 1884 1886 [6] Arkansas Democrat: DeWitt 1879 1882 [7] Arkansas Farmer: Little Rock 1844 1845 [5] Arkansas Forum: Siloam Springs 1921 c. 1921 [8] Arkansas Gazette: Arkansas Post, Little Rock 1819 [9] 1991 [10 ...