Neith was one of the first Black Canadian literary magazines, founded and edited by Abraham Beverley Walker, the first Black Canadian-born lawyer, and published in Saint John, New Brunswick. It lasted a total of five issues, with its 11-month run concluding in January 1904. It is considered to be the first Black Canadian-founded and managed literary magazine.[2]
 The front page of the first issue of Neith | |
| Editor | Abraham Beverley Walker |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly[1] |
| First issue | February 1903 |
| Final issue | January 1904 |
| Country | Canada |
| Based in | Saint John, New Brunswick |
| Language | English |
Publication history
editNeith was created by Abraham Beverley Walker, the first Black Canadian-born lawyer, and published in Saint John, New Brunswick.[3] Throughout its 11-month run, Neith published five issues[4] from February 1903 to January 1904,[2] each being around 60 pages long. According to local historian Peter Little, the magazine's contributors included prominent figures like the attorney general and the lieutenant governor.[5]
Content
editNeith covered a range of topics, namely "literature, science, art, philosophy, jurisprudence, criticism, reform and economics." Racial equality and social justice were also topics often covered by the articles.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Black History Month – February 2023". New Brunswick Museum. February 28, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "Neith". New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Billy (October 2022). "Introduction to Neith". Canadian Modernist Magazines Project. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ Clarke, George Elliott (Summer 2006). "Anna Minerva Henderson: An Afro-New Brunswick Response to Canadian (Modernist) Poetry". Canadian Literature (189): 32-48,198. ProQuest 218824488.
- ^ Llewellyn, Stephen (February 25, 2019). "First black lawyer faced hard road". The Daily Gleaner. ProQuest 2185454615. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Black pioneer Abraham B. Walker". Times & Transcript. November 5, 2002. ProQuest 422807893. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- Spray, W. A. The Blacks in New Brunswick. p.66
External links
edit- Neith in the New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia