''The Washington Afro-American'' newspaper is the
Washington, D.C.
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, edition of ''
The Afro-American Newspaper''.
History
The newspaper was founded in 1892 by Civil War veteran, Sgt.
John H. Murphy, Sr.
John Henry Murphy Sr. (25 December 1840 – 5 April 1922) was an African-American newspaper publisher based in Baltimore, Maryland. Born into slavery, he is best known as the founder of the ''Baltimore Afro-American'' (also known colloquially/for ...
Murphy merged his church publication, ''The Sunday School Helper'', with two other church publications, ''The Ledger'' and ''The Afro-American'', and the publication rose to prominence under the control of his tenth-born child, Carl J. G. Murphy, who served as its editor for 45 years. There have been as many as 13 editions of the newspaper in major cities across the country; today, there are just two: one in
Baltimore
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...
, the other in Washington, D.C.
Call numbers
Because of its varied titles over the years, ''The Washington Afro-American'' has received numerous different call numbers from the Library of Congress and OCLC:
*''The Afro-American'' (1936–1937):
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*''Washington Afro American'' (1937–1964):
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*''Washington Afro-American'' (1930s–1964):
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*''Washington Afro-American and The Washington Tribune'' (1964–1984):
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*''The Afro-American'' (1988):
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*''Washington Afro-American and Washington Tribune'' (1984–2015):
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See also
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List of African-American newspapers in Washington, D.C.
This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in Washington, D.C. It includes both current and historical newspapers.
Although Washington was home to abolitionist papers prior to the American Civil War (1861-1865), t ...
References
External links
Washington Afro American and the Washington Tribuneprint edition
The Afro American Newspapersonline edition
Newspapers published in Washington, D.C.
African-American newspapers
African-American history of Washington, D.C.
Publications established in 1892
1892 establishments in Washington, D.C.
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