Louisville Defender

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Louisville Defender
FormatBroadsheet
EditorYvonne Bach[1]
General managerClarence Leslie[1]
Founded1933
LanguageAmerican English
Headquarters1720 Dixie Highway, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Circulation1115[1]
OCLC number10644972
WebsiteOfficial website

Louisville Defender is a weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky.

History[]

It was founded in 1933 by Alvin H. Bowman of Louisville and John Sengstacke of Chicago, as an affiliate of the Chicago Defender. It joined The Louisville Leader and as African-American newspapers in the city.

Frank Stanley Sr. bought Sengstacke's share in 1936, and published the paper for the next 37 years.[2] By 1942, the newspaper had reached its target circulation of 15,000.[3] The paper became profitable after purchasing its own printing press in 1956.[3] Circulation dipped in 1953 when it became a tabloid, and dropped to 10,000 in the 1960s when other major newspapers started hiring African Americans to cover civil right issues in their papers.[4]

Stanley's column, "Being Frank", became nationally syndicated in the 1940s.[2] During the 1950s the paper covered issues related to integrated public accommodation, and in the 1950s and 1960s it covered open housing, equal job opportunities, and desegregated schools.[4]

After Stanley's death in 1974, his wife and sons became co-publishers. Circulation dropped to 2,600 weekly by 1985, and the family sold its ownership to Consumer Communications Industries Corporation headed by Clarence Leslie.[4] As of 2020, weekly circulation was listed as 1,115.[1]

Photography[]

was a full-time photographer for the Defender for more than 20 years when he retired in 2002.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Louisville Defender". Kentucky Press Association. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Towles, Donald B. (1994). The Press of Kentucky: 1787-1994. Kentucky Press Association. ASIN B0006P81OQ.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Kleber, John E. (1992). "Louisville Defender". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. p. 582. ISBN 9780813117720.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Gerald L., Smith (2015). The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. p. 335. ISBN 9780813160658.
  5. ^ "Bud Dorsey: Shot in the Light". Louisville.com. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  6. ^ Burton, Bill (2017-11-02). "West Louisville Through The Lens Of Photographer Bud Dorsey". 89.3 WFPL News Louisville. Retrieved 2020-07-25.

External links[]

Coordinates: 38°13′34″N 85°47′31″W / 38.226°N 85.792°W / 38.226; -85.792

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