List Of African-American Newspapers In Georgia
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This is a list of
African-American newspapers African-American newspapers (also known as the Black press or Black newspapers) are newspaper, news publications in the United States serving African-American communities. Samuel Cornish and John Brown Russwurm started the first African-Americ ...
that have been published in
Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...
. It includes both current and historical newspapers. The first such newspaper in Georgia was '' The Colored American'', founded in Augusta in 1865. However, most were founded in
Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
. While most such newspapers in Georgia have been very short-lived, a few, such as the ''
Savannah Tribune The ''Savannah Tribune'' is a weekly African-American newspaper published in Savannah, Georgia. History The ''Savannah Tribune'' was founded in 1875 and went through two hiatuses (from 1878 to 1886 and from 1960 to 1973). Originally named the ''Co ...
'', ''
Atlanta Daily World The ''Atlanta Daily World'' is the oldest black newspaper in Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 1928. Currently owned by Real Times Inc., it publishes daily online. It was "one of the earliest and most influential black newspapers." History Establ ...
'', and ''
Atlanta Inquirer ''The Atlanta Inquirer'' was founded on July 31, 1960 by Jesse Hill, Herman J. Russell, and various students of the Atlanta Student Movement including Julian Bond, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Lonnie King, and many other students in the Atlanta Univ ...
'', have had extensive influence over many decades. Newspapers that are currently published are highlighted in green in the list below.


Newspapers


See also

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List of African-American newspapers and media outlets This is a list of African-American newspapers and media outlets. For more detail on a given newspaper, see its entry in the List of African-American newspapers for its state, which is linked at See also: By state, below. Print Online * Atl ...
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List of African-American newspapers in Alabama This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in Alabama. It includes both current and historical newspapers. The first such newspaper in Alabama was ''The Nationalist (Mobile, Alabama), The Nationalist'', published in ...
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List of African-American newspapers in Florida This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in Florida. It includes both current and historical newspapers. The earliest known African-American journalists in Florida were John T. Shuften and John Wallace (Florida po ...
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List of African-American newspapers in North Carolina This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in North Carolina. It includes both current and historical newspapers. The first such newspaper in North Carolina was the '' Journal of Freedom'' of Raleigh, which published ...
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List of African-American newspapers in South Carolina --> See also *List of African-American newspapers and media outlets *List of Afri ...
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List of African-American newspapers in Tennessee This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in Tennessee. It includes both current and historical newspapers. More than 100 such papers have been published in Tennessee. The first was '' The Colored Tennessean'', fi ...
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List of newspapers in Georgia (U.S. state) This is a list of newspapers in Georgia, US. List of newspapers 18th century ;Newspapers published in 18th-century Augusta, Georgia: * ''Augusta Herald''. W., July 17, 1799-Dec. 31, 1800+ * ''Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle And Gazette Of The ...


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{{African American press
Newspapers A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports ...
Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...
African-American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American ...
African-American newspapers African-American newspapers (also known as the Black press or Black newspapers) are newspaper, news publications in the United States serving African-American communities. Samuel Cornish and John Brown Russwurm started the first African-Americ ...