List of African American newspapers in Oregon
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This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of Oregon. It includes both current and historical newspapers.
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Portland is the only city where such newspapers are known to have been published.[1] The first was the Portland New Age, founded as The New Age in 1896.[2] Notable contemporary newspapers include The Observer and The Skanner.
Newspapers
editCity | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
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Portland | The Oregon Advance Times | 1968[4] | 1968[3] | Weekly[4] |
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Portland | The Advocate | 1903[5] | 1937[5] | Weekly[6] |
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Portland | The Portland Advocate | 1981[7] | 1981[7] | Monthly newspaper[7] |
Organ of the Black Urban Front[8]
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Portland | Advocate Register | 1943[9] | 1951[9] | Weekly[9] |
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Portland | Portland Challenger | 1952[11] | 1954[10] | Weekly[10] or biweekly[11] |
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Portland | Clarion Defender | 1953[13] or 1965[14] or 1966[12] | 1973?[12] | Weekly[14] | ||
Portland | Portland Inquirer | 1944[16] | 1946[15] | Weekly[16] |
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Portland | Oregon Mirror | 1959[17] | 1962?[17] | Weekly[18] |
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Portland | The New Age[21] / Portland New Age (1905–1907)[20] |
1896[21] or 1899[22] | 1907[20] | Weekly[20] |
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Portland | The Newspaper / Albina Newspaper |
1969[25] | ? | Biweekly[25] |
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Portland | Northwest Clarion | 1943[27] or 1944[28] | 1961[27] | Weekly[29] |
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Portland | Northwest Defender | 1962[30] | 1965[30] | Weekly[30] |
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Portland | Observer | 1901?[32] | 1903[32] | Weekly[32] | ||
Portland | The Observer / Portland Observer / People's Observer[33] |
1938[33] | 1950?[33] | Weekly,[33] later twice-monthly,[34] monthly after 1946[35] |
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Portland | The Portland Observer / New Portland Observer[37] |
1970[37] | current | Weekly[37] |
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Portland | The Pacific Dispatch | 1946[38] | 1947[38] | |||
Portland | The Skanner | 1975[39] | current | Weekly[39] |
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Portland | The Portland Times | 1909[40] or 1918[42] | 1924[40] or 1923[41] | Weekly[42] |
See also
editWorks cited
edit- Abajian, James De Tarr (1974). Blacks and Their Contributions to the American West: A Bibliography and Union List of Library Holdings Through 1970. G. K. Hall. ISBN 9780816111398.
- Danky, James Philip; Hady, Maureen E., eds. (1998). African-American newspapers and periodicals : a national bibliography. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674007888.
- Pride, Armistead Scott; Wilson, Clint C. (1997). A History of the Black Press. Howard University Press. ISBN 9780882581927.
- Smith, Jessie Carney (2012). Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9781578593699.
References
edit- ^ Abajian 1974, pp. 392–393.
- ^ Smith 2012, p. 409.
- ^ a b "About The Oregon advance times. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1968-1968". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 445, ¶ 4645.
- ^ a b c Abajian 1974, p. 392, ¶ 4254.
- ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 10, ¶ 95.
- ^ a b c d "Portland Advocate". Historic Black Newspapers of Portland. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ "Portland Advocate_1981-05".
- ^ a b c d "Advocate Register". Historic Black Newspapers of Portland. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ a b c "Portland Challenger". Historic Black Newspapers of Portland. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ a b "About Portland challenger. [volume] (Portland, Oregon) 1952-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ a b "Clarion Defender". Historic Black Newspapers of Portland. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ Abajian 1974, p. 392, ¶ 4255.
- ^ a b "About Clarion defender. (Portland, Or.) 1965-197?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ a b "Portland Inquirer". Historic Black Newspapers of Portland. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ a b "About Portland inquirer. (Portland, Or.) 1944-194?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ a b "Oregon Mirror". Historic Black Newspapers of Portland. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
- ^ a b "About Oregon mirror. [volume] (Portland, Oregon) 19??-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ Abajian 1974, p. 393, ¶ 4263a.
- ^ a b c "About Portland new age. [microfilm reel] (Portland, Or.) 1905-1907". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ a b "About The new age. [microfilm reel] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 468, ¶ 4872.
- ^ Lee, Allen L. (2007-01-17). "Adolphus D. Griffin (1868-1916)". BlackPast.org. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
- ^ Abajian 1974, p. 392, ¶ 4257.
- ^ a b Abajian 1974, p. 392, ¶ 4258.
- ^ "Albina Newspaper". Historic Black Newspapers of Portland. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ a b c "Northwest Clarion". Historic Black Newspapers of Portland. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ Abajian 1974, p. 392, ¶ 4259.
- ^ "About Northwest clarion. (Portland, Or.) 19??-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ a b c d "About Northwest defender. (Portland, Or.) 1962-1965". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ a b "Clarion Defender". Historic Black Newspapers of Portland. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ a b c Abajian 1974, p. 393, ¶ 4260.
- ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 437, ¶ 4555.
- ^ "About The people's observer. (Portland, Or.) 1943-1945". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ "About The observer. (Portland, Or.) 1945-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ "William McClendon (1915-1996)". The Encyclopedia of Oregon. Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 468, ¶ 4873.
- ^ a b c d "About The Pacific dispatch. (Portland, Or. ;) 1946-1947". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ a b c "About The skanner. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1975-2014". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ a b c Abajian 1974, p. 393, ¶ 4264.
- ^ "Portland Times". Historic Black Newspapers of Portland. Portland State University Library. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 468, ¶ 4874.
- ^ "Negroes Turn to Court". The Morning Oregonian. October 9, 1919. p. 9.
- ^ "The Editor and Publisher 1919-10-30: Vol 52 Iss 22". Duncan McIntosh. 30 October 1919.
- ^ "Negro Editors Sign Armistice". The Editor and Publisher. January 29, 1920.