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Newspaper Washington Afro-American (Washington, D.C.) 193?-1964 Afro-American

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Title

  • Washington Afro-American (Washington, D.C.) 193?-1964

Other Title

  • Afro-American

Dates of Publication

  • 193?-1964

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Afro-American Co., -1964.

Headings

  • -  African Americans--Washington (D.C.)--Newspapers
  • -  Washington (D.C.)--Newspapers
  • -  African Americans
  • -  Washington (D.C.)
  • -  United States--District of Columbia--Washington

Genre

  • Newspapers

Notes

  • -  Weekly
  • -  Began Aug. 1937.
  • -  -72nd yr., no. 84 (May 5, 1964).
  • -  Published on Tuesday.
  • -  Numbered consecutively with Blue Star ed. (published on Saturday).
  • -  "Black publication."
  • -  Also issued on microfilm from Micro Photo Division of Bell & Howell.
  • -  Other ed.: Afro-American (Baltimore, Md. : National ed), 1947-1964.
  • -  Richmond eds.: Afro-American and the Richmond Planet, 1938-1939, and: Richmond Afro-American and Richmond Planet (Richmond, Va. : 1939), 1939, and: Richmond Afro-American, 1939-1941, and: Richmond Afro-American and Richmond Planet (Richmond, Va. : 1941), 1941-1964.
  • -  Description based on: 46th year, no. 2 (Aug. 21, 1937).
  • -  Washington Afro-American and the Washington tribune (Washington, D.C. : Red Star ed.) 0276-6523 (DLC)sn 81003305 (OCoLC)7383870

Medium

  • volumes

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Newspaper

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • sn84025928

OCLC Number

  • 2269349

ISSN Number

  • 0043-0447

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