Africo-American Presbyterian
TypeWeekly
PublisherAfrico-American Presbyterian Publishing Company
Daniel Jackson Sanders
Founded1879
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publicationSeptember 29, 1938
HeadquartersWilmington, North Carolina, U.S.
ISSN2835-8759
OCLC number707512087

Africo-American Presbyterian was a religious weekly newspaper for African American missionaries published from 1879 until 1938 by the Africo-American Presbyterian Publishing Company[1] and Daniel J. Sanders in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.[2][3] The paper was not an official publication by the Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), however it did provide a needed Black perspective.[4]

History

The Africo-American Presbyterian newspaper published articles that highlighted racial injustice and violence.[4] In April 1925, Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) conducted research and gathered statistics on Black lynchings.[4] The Africo-American Presbyterian editorial page strongly condemned such acts of violence in response to the work at Tuskegee, meanwhile the PCUSA did not take as strong stance at that time.[4] The newspaper also supported Black voting rights, many decades before the 1965 Voting Rights Act.[4]

Past issues can be found at online at DigitalNC,[5] the Chronicling America archives,[6][7] the Pearl Digital Collection by the Presbyterian Historical Society,[8] and others.

See also

References

  1. ↑ N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual. N.W. Ayer and Son. 1892. p. 558.
  2. ↑ The Presbyterian Monthly Record. Vol. 33. Presbyterian Board of Publication. 1882. p. 145.
  3. ↑ "A New Wilmington Paper". The Wilmington Sun. January 19, 1879. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Coalter, Milton J.; Mulder, John M.; Weeks, Louis (January 1, 1991). The Diversity of Discipleship: Presbyterians and Twentieth-century Christian Witness. Westminster John Knox Press. pp. 372–373. ISBN 978-0-664-25196-3.
  5. ↑ "Africo-American Presbyterian (Wilmington, N.C.)". DigitalNC. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Africo-American Presbyterian (Wilmington, N.C.) 1879-1938". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Africo-American Presbyterian (Wilmington, N.C.; Charlotte, N.C.) 1879-1938 [Online Resource]". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Africo-American Presbyterian". Presbyterian Historical Society.


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