List of African-American newspapers in Massachusetts

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Front page of The Woman's Era, the first newspaper produced by and for African American women, from 1894.

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

The roots of the African-American press are particularly deep in Massachusetts, dating back well before the Civil War. The first such newspaper in Massachusetts was the in 1838.[1] Notable African-American newspapers in Massachusetts today include the Bay State Banner.

Newspapers[]

City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks
Boston The Boston Advance 1896[2] 1907[2] Weekly[2]
  • LCCN 2011254255, sn84025816
  • OCLC 717486007, 10338032
Boston Boston Advocate[3] /
The Boston Advocate[4]		 1885[3] 1887?[3] Weekly[3]
  • Published by W. Grandison and J.B. Powell, Jr.[4]
Boston 1838[1] 1838[5]
Boston 1915[7] 1966[7] Weekly[7]
  • Circulation of 5,000 in 1951.[8]
Boston The Boston Colored Citizen 1903[9] 1905?[9] Weekly[9]
  • Published by Charles Alexander.[9]
Boston 1890[10] 1902[10] Weekly[10]
Boston The Guardian 1901[11] 1960?[11] Weekly[11]
Boston The Hub 1883[12] 1885?[12] Weekly[12]
  • Edited by B.R. Wilson.[12]
Boston New England Black Weekly 1980[13] 1982[13] Weekly[13]
Boston /
The Pine and Palm[15]		 1861[14] 1862[14] or 1861[15] Weekly[14]
  • Successor to the Weekly Anglo-African.[14]
  • Promoted emigration to Haiti.[15]
  • Published simultaneously in New York and Boston.[15]
Boston Boston Reliance 1912[17] 1910s[16] Weekly[17]
  • Published simultaneously in Boston and Cambridge.[16]
  • Extant through at least 1913.[16]
Boston The Self Elevator 1853[19] 1850s[18] Twice monthly[19]
Boston Struggle 1972?[20] ?[20] Monthly[20]
Boston Boston Times /
The Boston Times[21]		 1943[22] Weekly[22]
  • Circulation of 12,000 in 1951.[8]
Boston Urban Beat 1991?[23] ?[23] Biweekly[23]
Boston The Woman's Era 1890[25] 1897[24] Monthly newspaper[25]
  • Founded and edited by Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin.[25]
  • First national publication by and for African American women.[25]
  • Became the official newspaper of the National Association of Colored Women in 1895.[26]
Brockton Haiti 2004 1992?[27] ?[27] Monthly[27]
  • Written in French, and catering to the Haitian-American community.[27]
Dorchester /
Roxbury (1965–1981)		 Bay State Banner[28] /
The Bay State Banner[29]		 1965[29] current Weekly[28]
Roxbury Rebellion News 1960s[30] ?[30] Monthly newspaper[30]
  • Extant through at least 1968.[30]
Springfield The Bottom Line 1984?[31] ?[31] Weekly[31]
  • Published by Samuel R. Bass.[31]
Springfield 1940[32] 1940s[32] Weekly[32]
Springfield Salt: Springfield Area Life and Times 1971[33] 1973?[33] Weekly[33]
  • In English and Spanish.[34]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c Price 2006, p. 117.
  2. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 113, ¶ 1168.
  3. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 113, ¶ 1169.
  4. ^ a b "About The Boston advocate. (Boston, Mass.) 1885-18??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  5. ^ Price 2006, p. 118.
  6. ^ Price 2006, p. 117-118.
  7. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 113, ¶ 1170.
  8. ^ a b c Smith & Horton 1995, p. 1206.
  9. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 113, ¶ 1171.
  10. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 113, ¶ 1172.
  11. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 259, ¶ 2712.
  12. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 285, ¶ 2992.
  13. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 407, ¶ 4242.
  14. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 464, ¶ 4834.
  15. ^ a b c d "About The pine and palm. [volume] (Boston) 1861-1862". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  16. ^ a b c "About Boston reliance. (Boston, Mass.) 1912-191?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  17. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 114, ¶ 1173.
  18. ^ a b c "About The Self elevator. (Boston [Mass.]) 1853-185?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  19. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 509, ¶ 5310.
  20. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 545, ¶ 5680.
  21. ^ "About The Boston times. (Boston, Mass.) 1943-????". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  22. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 114, ¶ 1174.
  23. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 582, ¶ 6088.
  24. ^ Streitmatter 1996, p. 156.
  25. ^ a b c d Streitmatter 1996, p. 147.
  26. ^ Streitmatter 1996, p. 151.
  27. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 260, ¶ 2731.
  28. ^ a b "About Bay State banner. [online resource] (Dorchester, Mass.) 1965-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  29. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 62, ¶ 640.
  30. ^ a b c d "About Rebellion news. (Roxbury, Mass.) 196?-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  31. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 114, ¶ 1176.
  32. ^ a b c "About Hartford-Springfield chronicle. [volume] (Springfield, Mass.) 1940-194?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  33. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 500, ¶ 5216.
  34. ^ "About Salt. (Springfield, Mass.) 1971-197?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
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