Topeka Plaindealer

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The Topeka Plaindealer was a newspaper in Topeka, Kansas serving its African American community.[1] It was established in 1899 by Nick Chiles who continued as its editor and publisher during his lifetime. He died in 1929, and the paper continued until 1958.[2] According to a historian reporting in the Topeka Capital-Journal it became the bestselling African American newspaper west of the Mississippi River.[3]

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  1. ^ "The Topeka plaindealer. [volume]". National Endowment for the Humanities – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
  2. ^ "Nick Chiles - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org.
  3. ^ Hrenchir, Tim. "Topeka History Guy remembers Nick Chiles, editor and founder of the Topeka Plaindealer". The Topeka Capital-Journal.
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