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Newspaper The Negro World (St. Paul, Minn. ; Minneapolis, Minn.) 1892-19??

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About The Negro World (St. Paul, Minn. ; Minneapolis, Minn.) 1892-19??

The Negro World was founded in the early 1890s, possibly in Duluth, Minnesota. By July 1892, the newspaper was published in Minneapolis. It was issued every Saturday, with Joseph Houser as the editor. The Negro World was one of many African American newspapers in the St. Paul/Minneapolis area at the time, others including the Appeal, Afro-Independent, Minneapolis Observer, and Twin-City American. All competed to represent the growing African American community in the state.

The Negro World provided coverage of global, national, and local news as well as chronicling the genealogy, occupations, and social life of Minneapolis and St. Paul residents. Joseph Houser used the newspaper to condemn U.S. imperialism in the Philippines as well as British aggression in South Africa. The Democratic paper featured editorials critical of the policies of President William McKinley and of Republicanism in general. It also outlined a plan to increase the Black Democratic electorate. On April 21, 1900, the newspaper stated that "The Democratic party has shown a large appreciation for the colored vote, while the Republican party has indicated they despise it." On March 10, 1900, the Negro World wrote that Black enfranchisement was "a detriment rather than a blessing" because Black people clung to the name "Republican" rather than paying attention to people and issues.

On September 29, 1900, the Afro-American Advance noted that the Negro World had stopped publishing during the summer of 1900. The Advance also indicated that Joseph Houser intended to "resume the publication of his paper in the interest of Bryan and Lind and the entire Democratic ticket." It is unclear if the Negro World made its return.

Note: A portion of the issues digitized for this newspaper were microfilmed as part of the Miscellaneous Negro newspapers microfilm collection, a 12 reel collection containing issues of African American newspapers published in the U.S. throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Creation of the microfilm project was sponsored by the Committee on Negro Studies of the American Council of Learned Societies in 1947. For more information on the microfilm collection, see: Negro Newspapers on Microfilm, a Selected List (Library of Congress), published in 1953. While this collection contains selections from more than 150 U.S. newspapers titles, for further coverage, view a complete list of all digitized African American titles available in the Chronicling America collection.

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About this Newspaper

Title

  • The Negro World (St. Paul, Minn. ; Minneapolis, Minn.) 1892-19??

Dates of Publication

  • 1892-19??

Created / Published

  • St. Paul, Minn. ; Minneapolis, Minn. : Joseph Houser

Headings

  • -  African Americans--Minnesota--Newspapers
  • -  African American newspapers--Minnesota
  • -  Minneapolis (Minn.)--Newspapers
  • -  Saint Paul (Minn.)--Newspapers
  • -  African American newspapers
  • -  African Americans
  • -  Minnesota
  • -  Minnesota--Minneapolis
  • -  Minnesota--Saint Paul
  • -  United States--Minnesota--Ramsey--Saint Paul
  • -  United States--Minnesota--Hennepin--Minneapolis

Genre

  • Newspapers

Notes

  • -  Weekly
  • -  Began in 1892.
  • -  Microfilmed by the Library of Congress for the Committee on Negro Studies of the American Council of Learned Societies.
  • -  Available on microfilm from the Minnesota Historical Society.
  • -  Description based on: Vol. 1, no. 4 (July 23, 1892).

Medium

  • volumes

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • sn86058057

OCLC Number

  • 13351538

ISSN Number

  • 2996-329x

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Chicago citation style:

The Negro World St. Paul, Minn. ; Minneapolis, Minn. -19??. (Saint Paul, MN), Jan. 1 1892. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/sn86058057/.

APA citation style:

(1892, January 1) The Negro World St. Paul, Minn. ; Minneapolis, Minn. -19??. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/sn86058057/.

MLA citation style:

The Negro World St. Paul, Minn. ; Minneapolis, Minn. -19??. (Saint Paul, MN) 1 Jan. 1892. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, aj.sunback.homes/item/sn86058057/.