Black Newspapers in Kansas

Over 80 black owned and operated newspapers were published in Kansas. They are available at the Center for Historical Research. Some are available on microfilm through interlibrary loan. The newspapers listed below are arranged alphabetically by town and title. Overall dates and the microfilm reel numbers (e.g. A863) when applicable are also included. To determine the specific microfilm reel number for a particular date, please use the newspaper database.

Other resources for researching African-American history are available in the research room. A short article about black newspapers is available at African American newspapers.

A

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

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

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