List of African-American newspapers in Utah

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Front page of an 1895 issue of The Broad Ax, published in Salt Lake City.

This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in the state of Utah.

Although new African-American newspapers continued to be established in Utah through at least the 1990s, many of the state's historical African-American newspapers date to a period of journalistic ferment between 1890 and 1910.[1] During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the state's African-American population grew, reaching 1,144 in 1910.[1] The state's first African-American newspapers, The Broad Ax and the , were both established in 1895, and several others followed soon after. Many of these early local papers were members of the , which held its fifth annual meeting in Salt Lake City in 1900.[1] The Plain Dealer was the longest-lasting of the early papers, running for more than a decade from 1895 to 1909.[2]

Newspapers[]

City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks
Ogden Ogden Eagle 1946[3] 1947[3] Weekly[3] or twice-monthly[3]
  • Ogden's first African-American newspaper.[4]
Ogden Intermountain Voice 1949[4] 1951[4]
Salt Lake City The Advisory 1992[5] ?[5] Quarterly newspaper[5]
Salt Lake City The Broad Ax / BroadAx / Salt Lake City Broad Axe 1895[7] 1899[6] Weekly[7]
  • LCCN sn84024055, 2011254257
  • OCLC 10392922, 664616893
  • ISSN 2163-7202
  • Available online
  • Moved to Chicago due to rising tensions with Mormon leaders,[6] and continued as a Chicago paper until 1931.[7]
  • Edited by .
Salt Lake City Democratic Headlight 1899[8] 1899[8] Weekly[8]
  • Edited by J. Gordon McPherson,[9] with A.B. Douglas and A.H. Grice.[8]
Salt Lake City Tri-City Oracle 1902[3] 1903[3] Weekly[3]
  • Published by Rev. James W. Washington of Calvary Baptist Church.[10]
Salt Lake City or Plaindealer 1895[11] 1909[11] Weekly[11]
  • Founded by James Finley Wilson and William W. Taylor.[11]
Salt Lake City Town Talk ? (between 1890 and 1910)[1] ?
  • Edited by Willis P. Hough.[12]
Salt Lake City Western Recorder 1897[8] 1897[8] Weekly[8]
  • Published by S.P. Chambers.[1]
Salt Lake City Wordpower 1970[4] 1972[4] Biweekly[13]
  • Free newspaper supported by advertising.[13]
Salt Lake City Central Worker[13] / Central City Worker[14] 1971[14] 1972[14] Biweekly[14]
  • Free newspaper supported by donations and grants.[13]
West Valley City The Mountain West Minority Reporter and Sentinel 1990[15] ? Bimonthly newspaper[15]
  • Advertised as "The voice of Black America in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon & Colorado."[15]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "The Broad Ax and The Plain Dealer Kept Utah's African Americans Informed". History to Go. Utah Division of State History. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  2. ^ Sweeney 2009, pp. 207–208.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Abajian 1974, p. 393, ¶ 4267.
  4. ^ a b c d e Pride & Wilson 1997, p. 109.
  5. ^ a b c Junne 2000, p. 551.
  6. ^ a b University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library. "The Broad Ax". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  7. ^ a b c Abajian 1974, p. 393, ¶ 4266.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Alter 1938, p. 389.
  9. ^ May 1987, p. 144.
  10. ^ Sweeney 2009, p. 208.
  11. ^ a b c d Abajian 1974, p. 393, ¶ 4268.
  12. ^ R. L. Polk & Co.'s Salt Lake City Directory. 1904. p. 433.
  13. ^ a b c d Pride & Wilson 1997, p. 231.
  14. ^ a b c d "About The Central City worker. [volume] ([Salt Lake City, Utah]) 1971-197?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  15. ^ a b c "About The Mountain West minority reporter and sentinel. (West Valley City, Utah) 1990-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
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