Iowa
Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...
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The first African-American newspaper in Iowa was the '' Colored Advance'' of
Corning, Iowa
Corning is a city in Quincy Township, Adams County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,564 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Adams County. Corning is located just north of the intersection of U.S. Route 34 and Iowa Highway 14 ...
, founded in 1882. It was followed the next year by the Des Moines '' Rising Son''. By far the longest-lasting, however, was the '' Iowa Bystander'', which spanned more than a century.
During the peak period of African-American newspaper founding in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the African American population in Iowa was less than 20,000. As a result, the number of such papers established in Iowa is much lower than in some neighboring states such as
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...
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A hotspot of African American newspaper publishing in the early 20th century was
Buxton
Buxton is a spa town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.
Newspapers
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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.
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List of African-American newspapers in Illinois
This is a list of African-American newspapers in Illinois. To be included, a newspaper should be attested in a reliable source as an African-American newspaper published in Illinois. The list is divided by region, and the newspapers attested in ea ...
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List of African-American newspapers in Minnesota
This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in the state of Minnesota. It includes both current and historical newspapers. The first such newspaper published in Minnesota was the ''Western Appeal'', established in 1885. ...
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List of African-American newspapers in Missouri
This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in the state of Missouri. It includes both current and historical newspapers.
The first known African-American newspaper in Missouri was the ''Welcome Friend'' of St. Louis, ...
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List of African-American newspapers in Nebraska
This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in the state of Nebraska.
Most African American publishing has been concentrated in the city of Omaha, which was home to about half of the state's African-American population ...
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Newspapers
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Iowa
Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...
African-American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ensl ...