Atlanta Independent Explained

The Atlanta Independent was an African American weekly newspaper published in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1903 to 1928.[1] It was one of the first African American newspapers in Atlanta.[2] A Republican newspaper, it was started by Benjamin J. Davis, father of the civil rights activist Benjamin J. Davis Jr.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Atlanta independent. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1903-1928 . Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers . Library of Congress . 26 July 2018.
  2. News: Broady . Arlinda Smith . Photo Vault: Oldest black daily newspaper founded in Atlanta . 26 July 2018 . Atlanta Journal-Constitution . 4 November 2015.
  3. Book: Link . William A. . Atlanta, Cradle of the New South: Race and Remembering in the Civil War's Aftermath . 2013 . UNC Press Books . 9781469607764 . 183 . 26 July 2018.
  4. Book: Rosenberg . Charles . Finkelman . Paul . Wintz . Cary D. . Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-first Century . 2009 . Oxford University Press . 9780195167795 . 2:14 . 26 July 2018 . en . Davis, Benjamin J., Jr..

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