Africo-American Presbyterian

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]

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

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. 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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