American Catholic Tribune Explained

The American Catholic Tribune was a newspaper for African Americans published in Cincinnati, Ohio from 1886 to 1894 and then in Detroit until 1897. Daniel Rudd was its editor.^[1]

Rudd, who had been enslaved, established its predecessor, the Ohio State Tribune in Springfield, Ohio. He moved to Cincinnati and renamed it, a reorganization to make it national.^[2] He also organized the Colored Catholic Congress which met in 1889 and continued until 1894.^[2] The paper reached the 10,000 circulation mark before an economic downturn took its toll and it ceased operation in 1897.^[2]

Rudd was from Bardstown, Kentucky. Historical markers commemorate his work and legacy in Bardstown, Kentucky and Springfield, Ohio.^[2]

Rudd started a newspaper in Springfield, Ohio with James T. Whitson in 1885.^[3] They relocated to Cincinnati in 1886. They received support from Archbishop William Henry Elder.^[4]

See also

• African American newspapers

Notes and References

1. The American Catholic Tribune: No Other like It. Lackner, Joseph H.. 2007. U.S. Catholic Historian. 25. 3. 1–24. 10.1353/cht.2007.0008 . 25156633 . 162207777 . JSTOR.
2. Web site: Daniel Rudd Establishes The American Catholic Tribune. Peter. Garcia. February 19, 2021.
3. Lackner . Joseph H. . 1995 . The American Catholic Tribune and The Puzzle of Its Finances . Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia . 106 . 1/2 . 25–38 . 0002-7790.
4. Web site: Life of Black journalist Daniel Rudd challenges church to racial equality. National Catholic Reporter.