Africo-American Presbyterian was a religious weekly newspaper for African American missionaries published from 1879 until 1938 by the Africo-American Presbyterian Publishing Company[1][2] and Daniel J. Sanders in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.[3][4] The paper was not an official publication by the Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), however it did provide a needed Black perspective.[5]
| Type | Weekly |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Africo-American Presbyterian Publishing Company Daniel Jackson Sanders |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | September 29, 1938 |
| Headquarters | Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. |
| ISSN | 2835-8759 |
| OCLC number | 707512087 |
History
editThe Africo-American Presbyterian newspaper published articles that highlighted racial injustice and violence.[5] In April 1925, Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) conducted research and gathered statistics on Black lynchings.[5] The Africo-American Presbyterian editorial page strongly condemned such acts of violence in response to the work at Tuskegee, meanwhile the PCUSA did not take as strong stance at that time.[5] The newspaper also supported Black voting rights, many decades before the 1965 Voting Rights Act.[5]
Past issues can be found at online at DigitalNC,[6] the Chronicling America archives,[7][8] the Pearl Digital Collection by the Presbyterian Historical Society,[9] and others.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual. N.W. Ayer and Son. 1892. p. 558.
- ^ Danky, James Philip; Hady, Maureen E. (1998). African-American newspapers and periodicals : a national bibliography. Mark Graham. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-674-00788-8.
- ^ The Presbyterian Monthly Record. Vol. 33. Presbyterian Board of Publication. 1882. p. 145.
- ^ "A New Wilmington Paper". The Wilmington Sun. January 19, 1879. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e Coalter, Milton J.; Mulder, John M.; Weeks, Louis (January 1, 1991). The Diversity of Discipleship: Presbyterians and Twentieth-century Christian Witness. Westminster John Knox Press. pp. 372–373. ISBN 978-0-664-25196-3.
- ^ "Africo-American Presbyterian (Wilmington, N.C.)". DigitalNC. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "Africo-American Presbyterian (Wilmington, N.C.) 1879-1938". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "Africo-American Presbyterian (Wilmington, N.C.; Charlotte, N.C.) 1879-1938 [Online Resource]". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "Africo-American Presbyterian". Presbyterian Historical Society.
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