List of African-American newspapers in West Virginia
This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in the state of West Virginia. The first such newspaper was of Martinsburg, started by J.R. Clifford in 1882.[1] West Virginia's last African-American newspaper, the of Charleston, shut down in 2006.[2]
Newspapers[]
City | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
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Bluefield | Independent Observer | Weekly[3] |
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Charleston | The Advocate | 1901[4] | 1913[4] | Weekly[4] |
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Charleston | West Virginia Weekly / The W. Va. Weekly | 1933[5] | 1935[5] | Weekly[5] |
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Charleston | 1957[6] | 2006[2] | Weekly[6] |
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Charleston | West Virginia Digest | 1939[7] | 1946[7] | Weekly[7] |
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Charleston | West Virginia Enterprise | 1885[8] | ? | Weekly[9] |
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Charleston | West Virginia Weekly | 1933[2] | 1935[2] | Weekly |
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Clarksburg | The Clarion | 1911[10] | 1910s[10] | Weekly[10] |
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Huntington | The Breeze | 1920s[11] | 1920s[11] |
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Huntington | Huntington Enterprise | 1913[11] |
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Huntington | Huntington Times | 1918?[12] | ? | Weekly[12] |
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Huntington | 1900[13] |
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Keystone | The McDowell Times | 1904[14] | 1941[14] | Weekly[14] |
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Martinsburg | 1882[16] | 1918[16] | Weekly[16] |
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Montgomery | The Mountain Eagle | 1890s[2] | 1900s[2] | Weekly[17] |
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Montgomery | The Pioneer | 1890s[2] | 1900s[2] | Weekly |
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See also[]
- List of African-American newspapers and media outlets
- List of African-American newspapers in Maryland
- List of African-American newspapers in Ohio
- List of African-American newspapers in Pennsylvania
- List of African-American newspapers in Virginia
- List of newspapers in West Virginia
Works cited[]
- Danky, James Philip; Hady, Maureen E., eds. (1998). African-American newspapers and periodicals : a national bibliography. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674007888.
- Fain, Cicero M (2019). Black Huntington: An Appalachian Story. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252051432.
- Smith, Jessie Carney; Horton, Carrell Peterson, eds. (1995). Historical Statistics of Black America: Media to Vital Statistics. Gale Research. ISBN 0810393921.
References[]
- ^ Powell, Bob; Thornhill, Gail (2016-10-06). "Civil Rights Legend J.R. Clifford Dies: October 6, 1933". Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Plein, Stewart (2017-01-12). "The African American Press in West Virginia". WVU Libraries. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
The state’s only African American newspaper that continued into this century is the Beacon Digest in Charleston, until it ceased publication in 2006.
- ^ a b Smith & Horton 1995, p. 1214.
- ^ a b c d "About The advocate. [online resource] (Charleston, West Virginia) 1901-1913". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 600, ¶ 6275.
- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 609, ¶ 6371.
- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 609, ¶ 6372.
- ^ a b c d Rice, Connie Park (2015-12-08). "Christopher H. Payne". e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ Rowell, George Presbury (1887). Geo. P. Rowell and Co.'s American Newspaper Directory. Printers' Ink Publishing Company. p. 837.
- ^ a b c d e "About The clarion. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1911-191?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ a b c d e Fain 2019, p. 217 n.137.
- ^ a b c "About The Huntington times. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1918-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ a b Fain 2019, p. 113.
- ^ a b c "About The McDowell times. [online resource] (Keystone, West Virginia) 1904-1941". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ Sullivan, Ken (2017-09-25). "M. T. Whittico". e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 465, ¶ 4842.
- ^ Bergman, Peter M. (1969). The Negro in America. p. 191. OCLC 702330366.
Categories:
- African-American history of West Virginia
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- Newspapers published in West Virginia
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