List of African American newspapers in Virginia
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This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in Virginia. It includes both current and historical newspapers.
The first African American newspaper in the state was The True Southerner, in 1865.[1] In the ensuing four decades, more than 50 such newspapers sprang up, addressing the manifold challenges facing the African American community during and after Reconstruction.[2] Among these, a few took a leading role in the state's political discourse, such as the Richmond Planet, Virginia Lancet and Virginia Star.[3]
Notable African American newspapers in Virginia today include the New Journal and Guide, Roanoke Tribune, and Richmond Free Press.
Newspapers
[edit]City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks
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Alexandria | Clipper | 1891[4] | 1894[4] |
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Alexandria | The Industrial Advocate | 1900 | 1910 |
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Alexandria | Leader | 1888[4] | 1894[4] |
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Alexandria | Leader and Clipper / The Alexandria Leader (1898–)[4] |
1894[4] | 1890s[4] |
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Alexandria | The Metro Herald | 1990?[6] | 2018[5] | Weekly[5] | ||
Alexandria | The People's Advocate | 1876[7] | 1879[7] | Weekly[7] |
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Alexandria | Post and National Echo | 1882[4] | 1882[4] |
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Alexandria | Virginia Post | 1880[4] | 1882[4] |
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Berryville | The People's Journal | 1800s[9] | 1900s[9] | Monthly newspaper[9] | ||
Boydton | The Midland Express | 1891[10] | 1895[10] | Weekly[10] | ||
Buckingham | The Informant | 1987[11] | current | Monthly newspaper[11] | ||
Catlett | The Circuit | 1937[14] | 1954[13] | Monthly newspaper[14] | ||
Charles City | Charles City Times | 1966[15] | ?[15] | Twice-monthly[15] | ||
Charlottesville | The African American Reflector | 2003[17] | 2005[16] | Biweekly[17] | ||
Charlottesville | Messenger | 1909[19] | 1928[19] | Weekly[20] |
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Charlottesville | The Reflector | 1933[21] | ?[21] | Weekly[21] |
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Charlottesville | Charlottesville Tribune | 1950[22] | 1951[22] | Weekly[22] |
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Charlottesville | The Tribune (1992–)[24] / Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune (1954–1992) |
1954[25] | 2011[23] | Weekly[25] |
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Claremont | The Monthly Advocate | 1896[26] | 1800s[26] | Twice-monthly[26] |
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Danville | Danville News and Observer | 1974?[27] | ?[27] | Monthly[27] |
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Farmville | The Voice Of Prince Edward County | 1960s[29] | ?[29] | Monthly newspaper[29] |
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Hampton | The Hampton Roads Voice | 1994[30] | 2014[30] | Weekly[30] | ||
Hampton | The True Southerner | 1865[31] | 1866[31] | Weekly[31] |
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Lynchburg | Counselor and Herald | 1892?[34] | ?[34] | Weekly[34] | ||
Lynchburg | First Class | 1984[35] | ?[35] | Bimonthly newspaper[35] | ||
Lynchburg | Interpreter | 1903[8] | 1906[8] | |||
Lynchburg | Laboring Man | 1886[8] | 1888[8] | |||
Lynchburg | Southern Forge | 1895[8] | 1896[8] | |||
Lynchburg | The Voice Of God | 1890s[36] | 1900s[36] | Weekly[36] |
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Newport News | The Star/ Newport News Star[37] |
1900[19] or 1901[38] | 1940[37] | Weekly[38] |
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Newport News | Your Tidewater Community Paper | 1991[39] | Monthly (Irregular)[39] |
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Norfolk | American Sentinel | 1880[4] | 1881[4] |
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Norfolk | The American Ethiopian | 1900[19] | 1907[19] | |||
Norfolk | Journal and Guide / The New Journal and Guide (1991–)[40] |
1901[41] | current | Weekly[41] |
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Norfolk | The Lodge Journal and Guide | 1900[19] | 1910[19] | |||
Norfolk | The News and Advertiser | 1900[19] | 1908[19] | |||
Norfolk | The Rambler | 1894[19] | 1898[19] | |||
Norfolk | The Right Way | 1885[4] | ||||
Norfolk | The Speaker | 1889[19] | 1893[19] |
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Norfolk | The Spectator | 1887[19] | 1891[19] | |||
Norfolk | The Standard | 1889[19] | 1891[19] | |||
Petersburg | Afro-American Churchman | 1885[44] or 1886[43] | 1890[43] | Monthly newspaper[43] |
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Petersburg | The Colored Virginian | 1875?[45] | ?[45] | Weekly[45] | ||
Petersburg | The Evening Recorder | 1897[19] | Daily[19] |
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Petersburg | The Family Reguel | 1880s[19] | 1880s[19] | Monthly[19] | ||
Petersburg | The Petersburg Herald | 1888[46] | 1899[46] | Weekly[46] |
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Petersburg | The Lancet / Virginia Lancet |
1882[47] | 1886[47] | Weekly[47] |
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Petersburg | The National Pilot | 1886[48] | 1900[48] | Weekly[48] |
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Petersburg | The Recorder | 1893[49] | 1897[19] | Weekly[49] |
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Petersburg | The Southern Tribune | 1884[19] | 1884[19] |
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Petersburg | The Star of Zion | 1880s[19] | 1880s[19] | Weekly[19] | ||
Petersburg | Union Republican | 1866[32] | Triweekly[50] |
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Portsmouth | Black Net Working | 1980s[51] | 1900s[51] | |||
Richmond | Richmond Afro-American | 1939[52] | 1941[52] | Weekly[52] | ||
Richmond | Richmond Free Press | 1992[53] | current | Weekly[53] |
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Richmond | The Good News Herald | 1986?[55] | Monthly newspaper[55] | |||
Richmond | Industrial Day | 1888 | 1890 |
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Richmond | Legacy | 2015[56] | current | Weekly[56] | ||
Richmond | The Negro Advocate | 1902[57] | ?[57] | Biweekly[57] | ||
Richmond | Richmond Planet | 1883[58] | 1938[58] | Weekly[58] | ||
Richmond | The Reformer | 1895[59] | 1931[59] | Weekly[59] |
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Richmond | The Reporter | 1890[8] | 1893[8] |
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Richmond | The Southern News | 1892[60] | 1894[60] | Weekly[60] | ||
Richmond | The Southside Voice | 1987[61] | 1987[61] | Semimonthly newspaper[61] | ||
Richmond | St. Luke Herald | 1902?[62] | ?[62] | Weekly[62] | ||
Richmond | The Virginia Star | 1877[63] | 1888[63] | Weekly[63] |
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Richmond | Richmond Voice | 1987?[64] | 2000s | Weekly[64] | ||
Richmond | The Richmond Voice / The Voice |
1917?[66] or 1918[8] | 1926[8] | Weekly[66] | ||
Roanoke | The Roanoke Tribune / The Tribune (1951–) |
1939[67] | current | Weekly[67] |
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Roanoke | Roanoke Weekly Press | 1891[70] | 1897[70] | Weekly[70] | ||
Staunton | Staunton Reporter | 1921[71] | 1923[71] | Weekly[71] |
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Staunton | Staunton Reporter | 1915[72] | 1918[72] | Weekly[72] |
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Staunton | Staunton Tribune / Southern Tribune[73] |
1891[73] | 1896[73] | Weekly[73] |
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Staunton | The Staunton Tribune | 1926[74] | 1933[74] | Weekly[74] | ||
Staunton | The Valley Index | 1897[8] | 1905[8] |
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Staunton | Virginia Critic | 1884[8] | 1888[8] |
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Newport News / Tidewater |
The National Newport News & Commentator | 1986[75] | 1993[75] | Bimonthly newspaper[75] | ||
Virginia Beach | The Answer | 1982[76] | 1900s[76] | |||
Waverly | Pioneer | 1894[19] | 1895[19] | |||
Williamsburg | Peninsula Churchman | 1900s[77] | ?[77] |
See also
[edit]- List of African American newspapers and media outlets
- List of African American newspapers in Kentucky
- List of African American newspapers in Maryland
- List of African American newspapers in North Carolina
- List of African American newspapers in Tennessee
- List of African American newspapers in Washington, D.C.
- List of African American newspapers in West Virginia
- List of newspapers in Virginia
Works cited
[edit]- Danky, James Philip; Hady, Maureen E., eds. (1998). African-American newspapers and periodicals : a national bibliography. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674007888.
- Pride, Armistead Scott; Wilson, Clint C. (1997). A History of the Black Press. Howard University Press. ISBN 9780882581927.
- Smith, Jessie Carney (2012). Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9781578593699.
- Suggs, Henry Lewis (1983). "Virginia". In Suggs, Henry Lewis (ed.). The Black Press in the South, 1865–1979. ISBN 9780313222443.
References
[edit]- ^ Smith 2012, p. 409.
- ^ Suggs 1983, p. 424.
- ^ Suggs 1983.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Suggs 1983, p. 380.
- ^ a b "About The Metro herald. (Alexandria, Va.) 199?-2018". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 361, ¶ 3771.
- ^ a b c "About The people's advocate. [online resource] (Alexandria, Va.) 1876-18??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Suggs 1983, p. 382.
- ^ a b c d e "About The People's journal. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 19??-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 363, ¶ 3798.
- ^ a b c "About The Informant. (Buckingham, Va.) 1987-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ White, Morgan (2017-06-13). "Informant celebrates 30 years". Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ Moon, Vicky (2019-02-22). "Making 'The Circuit': Fauquier's African-American newspaper hailed from Catlett". Fauquier Times. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ a b "About The Circuit. (Catlett, Va.) 1937-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c "About Charles City times. [volume] (Charles City, Va.) 1966-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ "The African American Reflector". Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ a b c "About The African American reflector. (Charlottesville, Va.) 2003-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ Borgmeyer, John (2003-09-16). "Charlottesville Media: "The Reflector" Dusts Off a 70-year Mission". C-Ville Weekly. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Suggs 1983, p. 381.
- ^ a b Tucker, T. Nicole. "Individual Profiles of Politically Active African Americans in Charlottesville". White Supremacy & African-American Resistance in Charlottesville 1900-1925. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ a b c d e "About The Reflector. (Charlottesville, Va.) 1933-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c d "About Charlottesville Tribune. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1950-1951". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ Maurer, David (2012-07-29). "Yesteryears: Randolph White David Maurer". Daily Progress. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ "About The Tribune. (Charlottesville, Va.) 1992-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 567, ¶ 5922.
- ^ a b c d "About The Monthly advocate. (Claremont, Va.) 1896-18??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 186, ¶ 1930.
- ^ "About Danville news & observer. ([Danville, Va.?) 1974-????". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c d "About The Voice of Prince Edward County. (Farmville, Va.) 196?-????". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c d e "About The Hampton Roads voice. (Hampton, Va.) 1994-2014". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 569, ¶ 5942.
- ^ a b c d Suggs 1983, p. 379.
- ^ "About The true Southerner. (Hampton, Va.) 1865-1866". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 177, ¶ 1845.
- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 224, ¶ 2348.
- ^ a b c d "About The Voice of God. (Lynchburg, Va.) 189?-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b "About Newport News star. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 192?-1940". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b "About The Star. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1901-192?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 626, ¶ 6546.
- ^ "About New journal & guide. [online resource] (Norfolk, Va.) 1991-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 315, ¶ 3312.
- ^ "About Journal and guide and Newport News star. ([Norfolk, Va.]) 1940-1943". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c d e f "About Afro-American churchman. [volume] (Petersburg, Va.) 1886-1890". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ Suggs 1983, p. 391.
- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 163, ¶ 1696.
- ^ a b c "About The Petersburg herald. (Petersburg, Va.) 1888-1899". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 331, ¶ 3469.
- ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 393, ¶ 4097.
- ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 486, ¶ 5070.
- ^ "About The Union Republican. [volume] (Norfolk & Petersburg, Va.) 186?-18??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ a b c d "About Black net working. (Portsmouth, Va.) 198?-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c "About Richmond Afro-American. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1939-1941". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 493, ¶ 5143.
- ^ "About Richmond free press. (Richmond, VA) 1992-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 252, ¶ 2641.
- ^ a b "About Legacy. (Richmond, Va.) 2015-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 398, ¶ 4147.
- ^ a b c "About Richmond planet. [online resource] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 487, ¶ 5080.
- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 528, ¶ 5513.
- ^ a b c d e "About The Southside voice. (Richmond, Va.) 1987-1987". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 539, ¶ 5617.
- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 590, ¶ 6179.
- ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 493, ¶ 5147.
- ^ a b "About The Richmond voice. (Richmond, Va.) 1995-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 493, ¶ 5146.
- ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 495, ¶ 5165.
- ^ "About The Roanoke tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 19??-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ "About The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c "About Roanoke weekly press. (Roanoke, Va.) 1891-1897". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c d "About Staunton reporter. (Staunton, Va.) 1921-1923". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c d "About Staunton reporter. (Staunton, Va.) 1915-1918". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c d "About Staunton tribune. (Staunton, Va.) 1893-1896". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c d "About The Staunton tribune. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1926-1933". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 392, ¶ 4090.
- ^ a b c d "About The Answer. (Virginia Beach, Va.) 1982-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c d "About Peninsula Churchman. (Williamsburg, Va.) 19??-????". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.