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This is a list of
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 the state of Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...
. It includes both current and historical newspapers.
Although abolitionist newspapers were published in Kansas as early as 1854, the first Kansas newspaper published by and for African Americans was the '' Colored Radical'', published briefly at Lawrence and Leavenworth in 1876. With resurgent white supremacy in the South and the end of the Reconstruction era
The Reconstruction era was a period in American history following the American Civil War (1861–1865) and lasting until approximately the Compromise of 1877. During Reconstruction, attempts were made to rebuild the country after the bloo ...
after 1876, westward emigration of African Americans from the South increased greatly, and African-American newspapers blossomed across the state through 1920.
Newspapers
Newspapers that are currently published are highlighted in green.See also
*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
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*List of African-American newspapers in Colorado
This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in the U.S. State of Colorado. It includes both current and historical newspapers.
Many of the historical newspapers were published in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ...
*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, ...
*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 ...
* List of African-American newspapers in Oklahoma
* List of newspapers in Kansas
Works cited
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{{African American pressNewspapers
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 ...
Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado 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 ...