List of African American newspapers in Mississippi explained
This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in Mississippi. It includes both current and historical newspapers.
The first such newspaper in Mississippi was the Colored Citizen in 1867. More than 70 African American newspapers were founded across Mississippi between 1867 and 1899, in at least 37 different towns. From 1900 to 1980, at least 116 more such newspapers were founded in the state, but increasingly concentrated in the larger cities. The Jackson Advocate is the oldest African American newspaper still in publication. The Mississippi Link was one of the first African American publications to be widely available on the internet.[1]
Several African American newspapers are currently published in Mississippi. They are highlighted in green in the list below.
See also
Works cited
- Book: Danky . James Philip . Hady . Maureen E. . 1998 . African-American newspapers and periodicals : a national bibliography . Harvard University Press . 9780674007888 .
- Book: McMillen
, Neil R.
. 1990 . Dark Journey: Black Mississippians in the Age of Jim Crow . University of Illinois Press . 9780252061561 .
- Book: Pride . Armistead Scott . Wilson . Clint C. . 1997 . A History of the Black Press . 9780882581927 . Howard University Press .
- Book: Smith
, Jessie Carney
. 2012 . Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events . Visible Ink Press . 9781578593699 .
- Book: Thompson
, Julius Eric
. 1983 . Mississippi . Suggs . Henry Lewis . The Black Press in the South, 1865–1979 . 9780313222443 . registration .
- Book: Thompson
, Julius Eric
. 2001 . Black Life in Mississippi: Essays on Political, Social and Cultural Studies in a Deep South State . 9780761819226 .
- Book: Thompson
, Julius Eric
. 2015 . Lynchings in Mississippi . reprint . 9780786464418 .
Notes and References
- Web site: Top Black Newspapers | African American Newspapers .
