African American Newspapers
Over 80 African American owned and operated newspapers have been published in Kansas. They are available at the KSHS Library, on interlibrary loan and online (by subscription) from Newsbank, Inc. The newspapers listed below are arranged alphabetically by town and title. Years covered and microfilm reel numbers (e.g. A 863) are given if available. Please use the newspaper database to find the microfilm reel number for a specific date.
The KSHS Library has other resources available for researching African American history. A short article about African American newspapers in Kansas is available at Cool Things: African American newspapers.
A B C E F H I K L N P S T W Other States
Atchison
The Atchison Blade, 1892-1898, broken run, A863 and A1377
B
Baxter Springs
The Southern Argus, Jun. 18, 1891 - Oct. 8, 1891, B927 and N16
C
Cherokee
Kansas, Homestead, Oct., 23, 1899 - Jan. 6, 1900, C2638
Coffeyville
Afro-American Advocate, Sep. 2, 1891 - Sept. 1, 1893, incomplete, C598
The American, Apr. 23, 1898 - Apr. 1, 1899, scattered, C598
Coffeyville Herald, Mar. 21, 1908 - Jun. 13, 1908, broken, C598
Coffeyville Times, Mar. 25, 1939, single issue, not on film
Coffeyville Vindicator, Dec. 17, 1904 - Nov. 2, 1906, broken, C2717 and C2718
E
Emporia
Emporia Citizen, Mar. 1, 1932 - Nov. 1, 1932, A1627
F
Fort Scott
Colored Citizen, Apr. 19, 1878 - Jul. 5, 1878, T1031
Fair Play, Apr. 22, 1898 - Jun. 16, 1899, P370
The Messenger, 1917 - 1918, F671
The Southern Argus, Oct. 15, 1891 - Feb. 4, 1892, F674 and N16
H
Hutchinson
Blade, Jul. 27, 1918, Dec. 20, 1919 - Apr. 1, 1922, H690
Hutchinson Journal, Jul. 11, 1908, single issue, H1396
I
Independence
People's Elevator, Jan. 5, 1928 - Jul. 24, 1930, I4
K
Kansas City
Advocate, Nov. 11, 1916 - May 7, 1926, K1, K2, K3 and K4
The American Citizen Jul. 26, 1889 - Aug. 2, 1907, broken, N15 and T9
Daily American Citizen, Nov. 11, 1897 - Feb. 7, 1900, incomplete, K5
Kansas City Globe, July 1 - 8, 1982, single issue, not on film
Kansas Elevator, Feb. 16, 1916 - Nov. 4, 1916, K965
Kansas State Globe, Oct. 5, 1983 - , see newspaper database
National Review, Apr. 26, 1913 - Oct. 25, 1913, N13
People's Elevator, Aug. 19, 1937 - 1940, scattered
Plaindealer, 1932 - Nov. 7, 1958, T1271 thru T1279
Topics, May 16, 1895 - Dec. 7, 1895, incomplete, K986
Western Christian Recorder, Feb. 26, 1898 - Aug. 19, 1899, K542
Wyandotte Echo, Apr. 4, 1930 - Dec. 24, 1937, K543 and K544
L
Lawrence
For Our People, Sept. 8, 1971, single issue, E1259
Harambee, 1971, single issue, J432
The Historic Times, Jul. 11, 1891 - Nov. 14, 1891, N16
Western Recorder, Mar. 17, 1883 - Nov. 6, 1884, L774
Leavenworth
Leavenworth Advocate, Aug. 18, 1888 - Aug. 22, 1891, incomplete, L825
Leavenworth Colored Radical, Aug. 24, 1876 - Nov. 16, 1876, scattered, N13
Leavenworth Herald, Feb. 17, 1894 - Apr. 23, 1898, scattered, L837 and L838
N
Nicodemus
Nicodemus Cyclone, Dec. 30, 1887 - Sep. 7, 1888, incomplete, N15 and N215
Nicodemus Enterprise, Aug. 17, 1887 - Dec. 23, 1887, N15 and N215
Western Cyclone, May 13, 1886 - Dec. 16, 1887, N15 and N215
North Topeka
Benevolent Banner, May 21, 1887 - Oct. 22, 1887, N15
P
Parsons
Eye Opener, Jul. 9, 1892 - Dec. 25, 1892, P1337
Parsons Weekly Blade, Sep. 24, 1892 - Dec. 28, 1900, scattered, P90, P91, P92 and P1357
Peru
Freeman's Lance, Sep. 4, 1891, single issue, P370
Pittsburg
Afro-American Review, Feb., May & June, 1915, P1287
The Pittsburg Plain Dealer, Aug. 5, 1899 - May 12, 1900, scattered, P696
The Uplift, Dec. 5, 1914 - Dec. 12, 1914, N13
S
Salina
Afro-American Review, Feb. 1915, N13
The Black Word is ---, June 1971 - Feb. 1978, broken, not on film
Enterprise, Nov. 14, 1908 - Feb. 4, 1909, S1686
Sedan
The Sedan Lance, 1892 - 1909, S563
Stockton
The Western Globe, Aug. 1, 1902 - Oct. 10, 1902, three issues, S1273
T
Topeka
The American Citizen, Feb. 23, 1888 - Jul. 19, 1889, N15 and T9
The Baptist Headlight, Sept. 15, 1893 - Aug. 8, 1894, incomplete, N16
The Benevolent Banner, May 21, 1887 - Oct. 22, 1887, N15
Capital Plaindealer, Sep. 30, 1936 - Aug. 6, 1938, T1027
The Colored Citizen, Jul. 26, 1878 - Nov. 16, 1900, T1031 and T1032
The Colored Patriot, Apr. 20, 1882 - Jun. 22, 1882, N15
Daily Ledger, Jun. 13, 1893 - Jun. 20, 1893, T2561
The Evening Call, Jun. 13, 1893 - Jul. 8, 1893, N16 and T2569
Herald of Kansas, Jan. 30, 1880 - Jun. 11, 1880, N15
The Kansas American, Mar. 21, 1936, single issue, T1127 and T1193, see also Kansas Whip
Kansas Baptist Herald, Nov. 11, 1911 - May 3, 1913, broken, T2753
The Kansas Blackman, Apr. 20, 1887 - Jun. 29, 1887, C2709 and N16
The Kansas Eagle, Dec. 21, 1934 - Dec. 19, 1935, T1193, see also Kansas Whip
Kansas Sentinel, Jul. 7, 1960 - Nov. 26, 1960, N13
Kansas State Tribune, Oct. 6, 1881, single issue, T2754
The Kansas Watchman, May 25, 1905 - Nov. 17, 1905, N13
Kansas Herald, Jan. 30, 1880 - Feb. 6, 1880, N15
Kansas Whip (later known as Kansas Eagle and Kansas American), Nov. 2, 1934 - Sep. 30, 1955, T1127 and T1193
The Little Weekly, Apr. 9, 1938 - Jun. 25, 1938, incomplete, T2653
Messenger, Jun. 14, 1969 - Jan. 21, 1970, N13
The National Watchman, May 9, 1914, single issue, N13 and T2691
The People's Friend, Dec. 11, 1896, single issue, N16
The Plaindealer, Jan. 6, 1899 - Dec. 25, 1931, T1263 thru T1271
Sentinel, Jul. 7, 1960 - Jul. 8, 1964, N13 and T2622
The State Ledger, July 22, 1892 - Jun. 16, 1906, scattered, T1171, T1172 and T1173
The Times-Observer, Sep. 4, 1891 - Sep. 10, 1892, T2052
Topeka Call, Jun. 28, 1891 - Mar. 26, 1893, T19 and T20
Topeka Daily Plaindealer, Aug. 12, 1907 - Aug. 16, 1907, T2561
Topeka Ebony Times, Mar. 7, 1974 - May, 1974, incomplete, not on film
Topeka Post-Review, Oct. 1970 - Feb. 1971, three issues, T2735
The Topeka Tribune, Jun. 24, 1880 - Dec. 25, 1880, T2054
Topeka Tribune & Western, May 9, 1885 - Oct. 24, 1885, T2755
W
Weir City
Eagle, Nov. 17, 1887 - Mar. 23, 1900, N13
Wichita
The American Times, Mar. 7, 1908 - Mar. 28, 1908, C2170
The Colored Citizen, Feb. 21, 1903 - Feb. 6, 1904, incomplete, N13
Kansas Black Journal, Mar. 24, 1983 - Dec. 27, 1984, NP5076 (also Jan. 3 - May 16, 1985, not on film)
Kansas Headlight, Aug. 24, 1894 - Sep. 14, 1894, two issues, C2170 and N16
Kansas Sunflower, Sep. 26, 1890 - Nov. 7, 1890, W3486
Kansas Voice, Oct. 19, 1946 - Sep. 26, 1947, W3486
Kansas Weekly Journal, Oct. 9, 1980 - Mar. 5, 1981, NP5076
Midwest News Press, Mar. 7, 1959 - Apr. 4, 1959, W3490
National Baptist World, Aug. 31, 1894 - Nov. 23, 1894, N14
The National Reflector, Dec. 8, 1895 - Dec. 25, 1897, scattered, W2165 and W3491
The Negro Star, May 7, 1920 - Dec. 26, 1952, W2166 thru W2171
News Hawk, Mar. 5 - 12, 1979, single issue, W3491
The People's Elevator, Feb. 21, 1924 - Dec. 29, 1927, I4
The People's Friend, May 24, 1894 - Sep. 28, 1894, N14
Wichita Factarian, Feb. 26, 1914 - Apr. 2, 1914, C2170 and N13
Wichita Globe, Feb. 17, 1887 - Oct. 29, 1887, W3467
Wichita Post-Observer, Jan. 2, 1953 - Jul. 31, 1953, W2172
Wichita Protest, Jun. 19, 1923 - Oct. 19, 1923, W3506
The Wichita Searchlight, Jun. 2, 1900 - Oct. 26, 1912, scattered, W2178 thru W2183
Wichita Times, Mar. 16, 1972 - Sep. 22, 1977, NP5074 and NP5075
The Wichita Tribune, Jul. 23, 1898 - Mar. 14, 1898, incomplete, N14
Other States
These are arranged alphabetically by state, city and newspaper title
California
San Francisco
Elevator, 1888, N16
Vindicator, 1888, N16
Illinois
Chicago
The Conservator, Nov. 18, 1882 - Dec. 18, 1886, incomplete, N14
Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Baptist Standard, May 21, 1897, N14
The Weekly Advocate, Jan. 20, 1893, N14
Missouri
St. Louis
The American Eagle, Dec. 17, 1905, N14
Springfield
The American Negro , Oct. 25, 1890, N14
Nebraska
Omaha
The Progress, June 21, 1890, N14
New York
New York
The Ram's Horn, Nov. 5, 1847, N14
Virginia
Richmond
The Virginia Star, May 11, 1878 - Dec. 23, 1882, N14
