The Colored Citizen

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Colored Citizen and The Colored Citizen were newspapers published for African Americans in the United States. Newspapers using the title were published in many cities including in 1867 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Reconstruction era, the state's first newspaper for African Americans.[1] Many of the papers seem to have existed only briefly.

  • published in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1863.[2] It was one of two African-American newspapers started during the Civil War and it covered interests of African-Americans fighting in the war. The paper was also commonly called the "Soldier's Organ". It was published by John P. Sampson and stopped production in 1865.[3]
  • a newspaper first published in Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1867, created by a Black civic leader, Henry Mason.[1]
  • established in 1870 in Jackson, Mississippi by James D. Lynch of Hinds County. It was the third Black newspaper to be created in Mississippi.[1]
  • Colored Citizen (Fort Scott) published by the Eagleson Brothers in Fort Scott and Topeka, Kansas from 1878 to 1880[4]
  • published in Montgomery, Alabama in 1884[5]
  • The Colored Citizen (Helena), a newspaper for African Americans published in Helena, Montana in 1894[6]
  • , an African-American newspaper published in Pensacola from 1914 through, it is believed, 1958[7][8] or around 1965.[9]
  • , newspaper published in Topeka, Kansas from 1897 to about 1900[10]
  • The Colored Citizen (Lexington) published in Lexington, Kentucky in 1913[11]
  • The Colored Citizen a startup newspaper published in Bakersfield, California in 1914[12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c The Black press in the South, 1865-1979. Greenwood Press. 1983. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-313-22244-3. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ "The Colored Citizen (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1863-18?? [Online Resource]". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  3. ^ Gore, George W. (1922). Negro journalism; an essay on the history and present conditions of the negro press. Greencastle, Ind. p. 9. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Colored Citizen (Fort Scott, Kan.) 1878-1880". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  5. ^ "The Colored Citizen (Montgomery, Ala.) 1884-1884". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  6. ^ "The Colored Citizen (Helena, Mont.) 1894-1894". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  7. ^ https://uwf.digital.flvc.org/islandora/search/?type=edismax&collection=uwf%3Acitizen UWF
  8. ^ https://www.loc.gov/item/sn95026103/ LOC
  9. ^ The Black press in the South, 1865-1979. Greenwood Press. 1983. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-313-22244-3.
  10. ^ "The Colored Citizen (Topeka, Kan.) 1897-1900". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  11. ^ "The Colored Citizen (Lexington, Ky.) 1913-19??". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  12. ^ "The Colored Citizen (Bakersfield, Calif.) 1914-19??". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.


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