List of African-American newspapers in Utah
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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 |
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Ogden | Ogden Eagle | 1946[3] | 1947[3] | Weekly[3] or twice-monthly[3] |
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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] |
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Salt Lake City | Democratic Headlight | 1899[8] | 1899[8] | Weekly[8] | ||
Salt Lake City | Tri-City Oracle | 1902[3] | 1903[3] | Weekly[3] |
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Salt Lake City | or Plaindealer | 1895[11] | 1909[11] | Weekly[11] |
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Salt Lake City | Town Talk | ? (between 1890 and 1910)[1] | ? |
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Salt Lake City | Western Recorder | 1897[8] | 1897[8] | Weekly[8] |
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Salt Lake City | Wordpower | 1970[4] | 1972[4] | Biweekly[13] |
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Salt Lake City | Central Worker[13] / Central City Worker[14] | 1971[14] | 1972[14] | Biweekly[14] |
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West Valley City | The Mountain West Minority Reporter and Sentinel | 1990[15] | ? | Bimonthly newspaper[15] |
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See also[]
- List of African-American newspapers and media outlets
- List of African-American newspapers in Arizona
- List of African-American newspapers in Colorado
- List of African-American newspapers in Nevada
- List of newspapers in Utah
Works cited[]
- Abajian, James De Tarr (1974). Blacks and Their Contributions to the American West: A Bibliography and Union List of Library Holdings Through 1970. G. K. Hall. ISBN 9780816111398.
- Alter, J. Cecil (1938). Early Utah Journalism. Utah State Historical Society.
- Junne, George H. (2000). Blacks in the American West and Beyond--America, Canada, and Mexico: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313312083.
- May, Dean L. (1987). Utah: A People's History. University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874802849.
- Pride, Armistead Scott; Wilson, Clint C. (1997). A History of the Black Press. Howard University Press. ISBN 9780882581927.
- Sweeney, Michael S. (2009). "Julius F.Taylor and the Broad Ax of Salt Lake City". Utah Historical Quarterly. 77 (3): 204–221.
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sweeney 2009, pp. 207–208.
- ^ a b c d e f g Abajian 1974, p. 393, ¶ 4267.
- ^ a b c d e Pride & Wilson 1997, p. 109.
- ^ a b c Junne 2000, p. 551.
- ^ a b University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library. "The Broad Ax". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ a b c Abajian 1974, p. 393, ¶ 4266.
- ^ a b c d e f g Alter 1938, p. 389.
- ^ May 1987, p. 144.
- ^ Sweeney 2009, p. 208.
- ^ a b c d Abajian 1974, p. 393, ¶ 4268.
- ^ R. L. Polk & Co.'s Salt Lake City Directory. 1904. p. 433.
- ^ a b c d Pride & Wilson 1997, p. 231.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- African-American history of Utah
- Lists of African-American newspapers
- Newspapers published in Utah
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