This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of Utah.
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Although new African American newspapers continued to be established in Utah through at least the 1990s, many of the state's historical African American newspapers date to a period of journalistic ferment between 1890 and 1910.[1] During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the state's African American population grew, reaching 1,144 in 1910.[1] The state's first African American newspapers, The Broad Ax and the Utah Plain Dealer, were both established in 1895, and several others followed soon after. Many of these early local papers were members of the Western Negro Press Association, which held its fifth annual meeting in Salt Lake City in 1900.[1] The Plain Dealer was the longest-lasting of the early papers, running for more than a decade from 1895 to 1909.[2]
Newspapers
editCity | Title | Beginning | End | Frequency | Call numbers | Remarks |
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Ogden | Ogden Eagle | 1946[3] | 1947[3] | Weekly[3] or twice-monthly[3] |
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Ogden | Intermountain Voice | 1949[4] | 1951[4] | |||
Salt Lake City | The Advisory | 1992[5] | ?[5] | Quarterly newspaper[5] | ||
Salt Lake City | The Broad Ax / BroadAx / Salt Lake City Broad Axe | 1895[7] | 1899[6] | Weekly[7] |
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Salt Lake City | Democratic Headlight | 1899[8] | 1899[8] | Weekly[8] | ||
Salt Lake City | Tri-City Oracle | 1902[3] | 1903[3] | Weekly[3] |
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Salt Lake City | Utah Plain Dealer or Plaindealer | 1895[11] | 1909[11] | Weekly[11] |
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Salt Lake City | Town Talk | ? (between 1890 and 1910)[1] | ? |
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Salt Lake City | Western Recorder | 1897[8] | 1897[8] | Weekly[8] |
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Salt Lake City | Wordpower | 1970[4] | 1972[4] | Biweekly[13] |
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Salt Lake City | Central Worker[13] / Central City Worker[14] | 1971[14] | 1972[14] | Biweekly[14] |
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West Valley City | The Mountain West Minority Reporter and Sentinel | 1990[15] | ? | Bimonthly newspaper[15] |
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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.
- Alter, J. Cecil (1938). Early Utah Journalism. Utah State Historical Society.
- Junne, George H. (2000). Blacks in the American West and Beyond--America, Canada, and Mexico: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313312083.
- May, Dean L. (1987). Utah: A People's History. University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874802849.
- Pride, Armistead Scott; Wilson, Clint C. (1997). A History of the Black Press. Howard University Press. ISBN 9780882581927.
- Sweeney, Michael S. (2009). "Julius F.Taylor and the Broad Ax of Salt Lake City". Utah Historical Quarterly. 77 (3): 204–221. doi:10.2307/45063211. JSTOR 45063211. S2CID 254439253.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "The Broad Ax and The Plain Dealer Kept Utah's African Americans Informed". History to Go. Utah Division of State History. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ Sweeney 2009, pp. 207–208.
- ^ a b c d e f g Abajian 1974, p. 393, ¶ 4267.
- ^ a b c d e Pride & Wilson 1997, p. 109.
- ^ a b c Junne 2000, p. 551.
- ^ a b University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library. "The Broad Ax". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ a b c Abajian 1974, p. 393, ¶ 4266.
- ^ a b c d e f g Alter 1938, p. 389.
- ^ May 1987, p. 144.
- ^ Sweeney 2009, p. 208.
- ^ a b c d Abajian 1974, p. 393, ¶ 4268.
- ^ R. L. Polk & Co.'s Salt Lake City Directory. 1904. p. 433.
- ^ a b c d Pride & Wilson 1997, p. 231.
- ^ a b c d "About The Central City worker. [volume] ([Salt Lake City, Utah]) 1971-197?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
- ^ a b c "About The Mountain West minority reporter and sentinel. (West Valley City, Utah) 1990-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2019-12-23.