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James W.C. Pennington, who published The Clarksonian in the 1840s.

This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in Connecticut. It includes both current and historical newspapers.

Connecticut's first newspaper by and for African Americans was The Clarksonian, published from 1843 to 1844 in Hartford.[1] The first known paper after that came much later, however, with the Hartford Herald in 1918.[2] Connecticut's African American community has also historically been served by papers from neighboring states such as Massachusetts.

African-American newspapers in Connecticut today include the Inner-City News of New Haven and the Inquiring News of Hartford (successor to the Inquirer family of newspapers in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, and Waterbury).[3]

Newspapers

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City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks
Bridgeport Afri-Voice Review (1991–)[5] /
Afro-Voice Review (1988–1991)		 1988[4] 1992?[4] Unknown[4]
  • LCCN sn94053124, sn94053125
  • OCLC 30675511, 30675663
Bridgeport Harambee Union /
Harambee		 1969[6] 1976[6] Monthly newspaper[6]
  • Partially in Spanish.[6]
Bridgeport / Hartford The Bridgeport Inquirer 1977?[8] 2006[7] Weekly[8]
  • Merged into Inquiring News.
Hamden The Elm City Trader 1991[9] 1990s[9] Weekly[9]
Hartford The Clarksonian 1843[1] 1844[10] Monthly newspaper[10]
Hartford Connecticut Chronicle /
Hartford Chronicle /
Hartford-Springfield Chronicle		 1915[11] 1949?[11] Weekly[11]
Hartford Hartford Herald 1918[2]
  • No issues survive.[2]
Hartford The Informer 1977[12] ?[12] Weekly[12]
  • Published by Robert Hales[13]
Hartford The Hartford Inquirer 1975[3] 2006[3] Weekly[3]
  • Merged with other Inquirer papers to form Inquiring News.[3]
  • Edited and published by William R. Hales.[14]
Hartford The New Haven Inquirer 1976[15] ?[15] Weekly[15]
Hartford Inquiring News 2006[7] current
Hartford New England Bulletin 1949[16] ?[16] Weekly[16]
Hartford North Hartford Truth 1971[17] 1974?[17] Monthly[17]
  • Published by Horace Bushnell Church.[18]
Hartford Northend Agent's 1974[19] or 1975[20] current Weekly[20]
Hartford Springfield Inquirer 1981?[21] ?[21] Weekly[21]
Hartford / Springfield Hartford Star 1969[22] 1974[22] Weekly[22]
  • Edited by Henry Morris.[22]
Hartford / Springfield The Hartford Voice 1974[23] 1975[23] Weekly[23]
  • Successor to the Hartford Star.[22]
New Haven The Crow / The Heritage Hall Crow 1968[25] ?[24] Twice monthly[24] or biweekly[25]
New Haven Black Coalition Weekly /
The Greater New Haven Black Coalition Weekly (1972)[27]		 1972[26] 1900s[26] Weekly[26]
New Haven The Inner-City News /
The Inner-City		 1980s[28] current Monthly newspaper[28]
New Haven New Haven Local News 1987[32] 1990[32] Twice monthly[32]
  • Published by Willie Williams, Jr.[32]
New Haven The Open Gate News 1961[33] ?[33] Twice-monthly[34] or bimonthly[33]
  • Edited by Jeff Dyous.[33]
  • Extant through at least 1962.
Waterbury Black Voice 1970[35] 1970s[35]
Waterbury People's Weekly 1972[36] 1900s[36] Monthly newspaper[36]
  • Published by the Center for Black Development.[36]

See also

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Works cited

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Stone, Frank Andrews (2008). African American Connecticut: The Black Scene in a New England State. Trafford Publishing. p. 130. ISBN 9781425175788.
  2. ^ a b c Vara-Dannen, Theresa (2014). The African-American Experience in Nineteenth-Century Connecticut: Benevolence and Bitterness. Lexington Books. p. xxvi. ISBN 9780739188637.
  3. ^ a b c d e "About The Hartford inquirer. (Hartford, Conn.) 1975-2006". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  4. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 21, ¶ 215.
  5. ^ "About The Afro-voice review. [volume] ([Bridgeport, Conn.]) 1988-1991". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  6. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 267, ¶ 2793.
  7. ^ a b "About The Bridgeport inquirer. (Hartford, Conn.) 19??-2006". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  8. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 115, ¶ 1192.
  9. ^ a b c "About The Elm City trader. (Hamden, CT) 1991-199?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  10. ^ a b Webber, Christopher L. (2011). American to the Backbone: The Life of James W. C. Pennington, the Fugitive Slave Who Became One of the First Black Abolitionists. Pegasus Books. p. 387. ISBN 9781681770116.
  11. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 172, ¶ 1788.
  12. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 296, ¶ 3123.
  13. ^ "About The informer. (Hartford, Conn.) 1977-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  14. ^ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 270, ¶ 2833.
  15. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 409, ¶ 4257.
  16. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 407, ¶ 4243.
  17. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 429, ¶ 4469.
  18. ^ "About North Hartford truth. (Hartford, Conn.) 1971-197?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  19. ^ a b Hamilton, Anne M. (2015-08-09). "A Voice Of African American Community". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  20. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 431, ¶ 4482.
  21. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 537, ¶ 5599.
  22. ^ a b c d e Danky & Hady 1998, p. 270, ¶ 2834.
  23. ^ a b c "About The Hartford voice. (Springfield, Mass.) 1974-1975". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  24. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 180, ¶ 1878.
  25. ^ a b "About The crow. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1968-197?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  26. ^ a b c "About Black coalition weekly. (New Haven, Conn.) 1972-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  27. ^ "About The Greater New Haven Black coalition weekly. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1972-1972". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  28. ^ a b "About The inner-city. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 198?-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  29. ^ "Current Members". National Newspaper Publishers Association. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  30. ^ Schneider-Mayerson, Matthew (2003-02-11). "Yale's inner-city blues (make me wanna holler)". Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  31. ^ "Setting the record straight on the Inner-City News". The Yale Daily News. 2003-03-06. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  32. ^ a b c d "About New Haven local news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1987-1990". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  33. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 444, ¶ 4626.
  34. ^ "About The Open gate news. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1961-196?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  35. ^ a b "About Black voice. [volume] ([Waterbury, Conn.]) 1970-197?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  36. ^ a b c d "About People's weekly. (Waterbury, Ct.) 1972-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
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