The American Citizen Explained

The American Citizen was a newspaper published in Kansas City and Topeka, Kansas from 1888 to 1909.^{[1] [2]}

The paper urged community support for the Governor's Guard, an African American militia.^[3] It was one of the papers that noted writer and humorist Will Harris worked at.^[4]

It decried Republican Party leaders for removing African Americans from patronage jobs in 1899.^[5]

C. H. J. Taylor was its editor and a Populist Party candidate for state legislator in 1892.^[6] The paper described the burning at the stake of Fred Alexander as a warning African Americans needed to heed and unite or be exterminated.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: African American newspapers - Kansas Historical Society. www.kshs.org.
2. Web site: The American Citizen (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909. Library of Congress.
3. Book: Cunningham, Roger D.. The Black Citizen-soldiers of Kansas, 1864-1901. July 1, 2008. University of Missouri Press. 9780826266507. Google Books.
4. Book: Seeking a Voice: Images of Race and Gender in the 19th Century Press. David B.. Sachsman. S. Kittrell. Rushing. Roy. Morris (Jr.). July 1, 2009. Purdue University Press. 9781557535085. Google Books.
5. Book: Cox, Thomas C.. Blacks in Topeka Kansas, 1865–1915: A Social History. March 1, 1999. LSU Press. 9780807124222. Google Books.
6. Web site: The Negro and Populism: A Kansas Case Study. Ardent Media. Google Books.
7. Book: Glasrud, Bruce A.. African Americans on the Great Plains: An Anthology. January 1, 2009. U of Nebraska Press. 978-0803226890. Google Books.