The Charlottesville Tribune was a weekly newspaper in Charlottesville, Virginia, that began in 1950 and ran through at least 1951. It is distinct from the Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune, a separate newspaper with different founders that began publication in 1954.
| Type | Weekly newspaper[1] |
|---|---|
| Editor | Fleming E. Alexander, T. J. Sellers |
| Launched | 1950[1] |
| Ceased publication | 1951[1] |
| City | Charlottesville |
| Country | United States |
| OCLC number | 32252741 |
Written by and for members of Charlottesville's African American community, the Tribune covered local news and events; national news; and commentary, much relating to the status of Black Americans. It is notable for its editorials, often composed by T. J. Sellers, who was a prominent member of the community and a strong voice for integration and interracial collaboration in Charlottesville.[2]
The paper was an offshoot of the Roanoke Tribune and was edited by F. E. Alexander, founder of the Roanoke Tribune,[3] and Charlottesville-born journalist T. J. Sellers.[1]
F. E. Alexander also composed editorials, and these are significant for the precision of arguments and evidence of his particular perspective of how realistic integration efforts are: in one published in January 1951 he noted "our people need a deeper sense of race pride and self respect. Above all they need a sane, sober, and deeper respect for womanhood, particularly the womanhood of our own race."[4]
The broader significance of Sellers' and Alexanders' editorials has to do with their illumination of mid-20th century Charlottesville, a Southern city known for its at times troubled racial history, through the eyes of the African American intellectuals who lived there.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Charlottesville Tribune". Library of Congress: Chronicling America. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ University of Virginia. "Adult years of T. J. Sellers". Race and Place. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "The Roanoke Tribune, LLC | Making and Recording Black History since 1939". theroanoketribune.org. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ Alexander, F. E. (6 January 1951). "Are We Ready for Total Abolition of Racial Segregation?". Charlottesville Tribune.
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