The Forum (Tacoma)
Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Founder(s) | John Henry Ryan and Ella Ryan |
Publisher | Graham–Hickman Co. |
Editor | Ella Ryan and John Henry Ryan |
Founded | July 3, 1903 |
Ceased publication | December 28, 1918 |
The Forum was an African-American owned newspaper founded by and and published by the Graham–Hickman Company weekly from 1903 to 1918 covering the Tacoma area of the U.S. state of Washington.[1][2] It was founded on July 3, 1903 and ceased publication on December 28, 1918.[1] While the second page of the paper contained black society news,[3] the paper covered mostly local politics and had mainly white readers and advertisers. The Forum published occasional reprinted pieces from other publications with black interests.[4] In 1906, Ella became sole publisher and editor. John was still listed on the masthead as editor, although he pursued a political career.[5]
History[]
John Henry Ryan and Ella Ryan were African American business owners. They owned The Forum and were the editors. The Forum was the first African American owned weekly newspaper.[6][7]
In 1903, The Forum merged with the Tacoma Sun, a weekly newspaper that had been publishing for 12 years.[5]
In 1906, Ella Ryan became sole publisher and editor. John Henry Ryan was still listed on the masthead as editor, although he pursued a political career.[5] John would go on to be the first African American elected to the Washington state senate.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "About The Forum. (Tacoma, Washington)". Chronicling America – Library of Congress.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Henritze, Barbara K. (1995). Bibliographic checklist of African American newspapers. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. p. 140. ISBN 9780806314570.
- ^ Hornsby, Alton (2011). Black America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 889. ISBN 9780313341120.
- ^ Mumford, Esther, (1985). Black Heritage Survey of Washington State. (PDF) Retrieved 2020-11-17
- ^ a b c d Kershner, Kate (2011). Ryan, John Henry and Ella. Essay 9823, Historylink.org. https://www.historylink.org/File/9823
- ^ "Ryan, John Henry (1865-1943) and Ella (1866-?)".
- ^ "Ella & John Ryan •". 21 January 2007.
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