Black Newspapers Collection 1882-1913

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia State University
Johnston Memorial Library
Virginia State University
P.O. Box 9406
1 Hayden Drive
Petersburg, Virginia 23806
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Juan-Pablo Gonzalez
Phone: (804) 524-6945
Phone: (804) 524-5582
Fax: (804) 524-6959
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Black Newspapers Collection, Accession #1976-55d , Special Collections and Archives, Johnston Memorial Library, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA.

Summary

Creator:
An artificial collection made by VSU Special Collections
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Black Newspapers Collection, Accession #1976-55d , Special Collections and Archives, Johnston Memorial Library, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

Political and Social activities, church news, ads, editorials from an African American perspective. African American newspapers have traditionally tried to fill in the information gap created by the majority news system. These papers provide a unique view of this perspective.

There are some additional copies of Africian American newspapers located in the following manuscript groups: 1. James Hugo Johnston, Sr. Acc. # 1963-9 2. James Hugo Johnston, Jr. Acc. # 1963-10 3. Edna Meade Colson Acc. # 1965-13

Frequency : Weekly, Editor: Arthur B. Mackey

Frequency: Weekly, Owner: John Mitchell, Jr.

Frequency: Undertermined, Publisher: The Grand Fountain

Frequency: Weekly, President: William H. Major

Frequency: Weekly, Editor: George L. Knox

Frequency: Undetermined, Editor:W.W. Evans

Frequency: Weekly, Editor: Rev.Mr. George Freeman Bragg

Frequency: Weekly, Editor: Rev.Mr. George Freeman Bragg

Frequency:Weekly Editor:C.Frederick Taylor, Frequency:Bi-Weekly Editor: Andrew F. Jackson, Frequency: Monthly Editor:I.J.K wells

Frequency: Bi-Weekly, Editor: C.S. Brown

Frequency: Weekly, Owner: John Mitchell, Jr.

Frequency: Weekly, Editor: George L. Knox

Frequency: Bi-Weekly, Editor: The Negro Advocate Company

Frequency: Weekly, Editor: Fred R. Moore

Frequency: Monthly, Editor: Jerome Bass

Frequency: Monthly, Editor: Charles W. White

Frequency: Unknown Editor: Paul Bland, Frequency: Every 6 Weeks, Frequency: 1st Issue Editor: The Official Organ Of the Civil Rigths Congress

Biographical / historical:

Newspapers are a rich source for investigating the social, political, and economic activities in a community. African American Newspapers unlike their European American counterparts, they offer a unique insight into avenues often neglected by European American Publications.