List of African American newspapers in Mississippi Facts for Kids

A surviving issue of the Vicksburg Golden Rule, from 1899.

This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in Mississippi. It includes both current and historical newspapers.

The first such newspaper in Mississippi was the Colored Citizen in 1867. More than 70 African American newspapers were founded across Mississippi between 1867 and 1899, in at least 37 different towns. From 1900 to 1980, at least 116 more such newspapers were founded in the state, but increasingly concentrated in the larger cities. The Jackson Advocate is the oldest African American newspaper still in publication. The Mississippi Link was one of the first African American publications to be widely available on the internet.

Several African American newspapers are currently published in Mississippi. They are highlighted in green in the list below.

Newspapers

City	Title	Beginning	End	Call numbers	Remarks
Brandon	The Free State	1898	1904	LCCN sn84025823, 2011254379	Edited by E.H. Johnson.
Brookhaven	People's Relief	1900s	1910		Edited by Eugene N. Bryant, who was driven from Brookhaven by white mob in retaliation for his political positions.
Canton	Canton Citizen	1869	?
Cary	The Weekly Negro World	1890s	1900s	LCCN 2018270512	Free online archive Attested through at least 1902.
Clarksdale	Tutwiler Whirlwind	1979			Edited in 1979 by J.D. Rayford.
Columbia	Brotherhood	1976
Fayette	Jefferson County Chronicle	1986	1992	LCCN sn87008338 ISSN 0893-3693 0893-3693
Greenville	The Delta Farmer’s Digest	1939	?	LCCN sn87065121	Published by H.H. Humes Publishing Co. Attested through at least 1948.
Greenville	The Delta Leader Greenville Leader	1929 or 1930	?	LCCN sn87065122, sn87065125	Free online archive Published by H.H. Humes Publishing Co. Attested through at least 1943.
Greenville	The Delta Lighthouse Delta Light House	1896	1930 or 1920s	LCCN sn87065123	Published by E.M. Weddington. Edited by J.C. Chapple from 1896 until his death in 1919.
Greenville	Mississippi Freelance	1969	1970	LCCN sn88067142	Different color of paper used for each issue.
Greenville	Mississippi News	1974			Founded by Katie M. Johnson and David Johnson.
Greenville	Mississippiana	1900s	1900s	LCCN sn87065127	Attested from at least 1942.
Greenville	Negro Leader	1962			Founded by Albert Jenkins.
Greenville	The Voice Of SHIMPH	1975	1900s	LCCN sn88067156
Greenville	The Zion Harp	1896	1910	LCCN sn87065129
Greenwood	The Baptist Observer	1960?	?		Published by General Missionary Baptist Convention of Mississippi. Edited by W.L. Terrell.
Hattiesburg	Hub City Community News	1984	1987	LCCN sn88067042	Published by Eddie Taylor.
Hattiesburg	The Union Messenger	1934	1900s	LCCN sn88067122
Holly Springs	Mississippi Oddfellow	1908?	?		Edited by E.H. McKissak. Attested through at least 1915.
Jackson	Jackson Advocate	1938 or 1939	current	LCCN sn79000083, sn79083 ISSN 0047-1704 0047-1704	Official site: http://www.jacksonadvocateonline.com/ Free online archive
Jackson	Colored Citizen	1870	?		Founded by James J. Spelman and James D. Lynch.
Jackson	The Drummer The Drummer: Mississippi’s Black Community Newspaper	1971	1900s	LCCN sn84025913
Jackson	Eagle Eye The Eagle Eye	1944	1967?		Published by Arrington High. "The one radical journal of resistance" out of the five newspapers published in Mississippi in the 1950s.
Jackson	The Mississippi Enterprise	1938 or 1939	?	LCCN sn87065258	Published by Willie J. Miller. Free online archive
Jackson	Mississippi Free Press	1961	1964	LCCN 2013254324, sn87065222 ISSN 2642-4673 2642-4673	Played an important role in the civil rights movement as a newspaper willing to speak out against the power structure.
Jackson	Highlighter	1975			Founded by Gene L. Mosley.
Jackson	Mississippi Independent	1967	1967?
Jackson	The Mississippi Link	1993	current		Official site: http://themississippilink.com/ Published by L. Socrates Garrett.
Jackson	The Messenger	1800s	?	LCCN sn87065721
Jackson	Metropolitan Observer	1976			Founded by Lee Dilworth.
Jackson	The New African	1900s	?	LCCN sn97047980	Founded by Imari Obadele. Attested in 1980s.
Jackson	People's Journal People's Advisor People's Defender	1877	1882?
Jackson	Mississippi Weekly	1930s	1900s	LCCN 2013254325
Jackson	Jackson Field Hand	1870?
Jackson	Weekly Communicator	1975			Founded by James H. Meredith and Louis Armstrong.
Laurel	Voice Of The People	1900s	1900s	LCCN sn89065000	Free online archive
McComb	Freedom's Journal	1964			Edited by Barbara JoAnn Lea.
Meridian	The Echo	1923	1931	LCCN sn88067045
Meridian	The Echo	1942	1960	LCCN sn88067047	Free online archive
Meridian	Mississippi Memo Digest	1968	?	LCCN sn97061107	Attested through at least 1979. Editor: Robert E. Williams.
Meridian	The Weekly Echo Daily Echo	1931	1942	LCCN sn87065408	Free online archive
Moss Point	Pas-Point Journal	1976			Founded by Bernard Barnes and E.V. Cole.
Mound Bayou	Demonstrator	1900	1925?		Edited by Aurelius P. Hood. Circulation of 4,000 in 1912.
Mound Bayou	Mound Bayou News-Digest	1900s	1900s	LCCN 2013254327, sn87065748 ISSN 2642-7737 2642-7737	Attested from at least 1948–1950.
Mound Bayou	The Mound Bayou Sentinel	1952	?	LCCN sn87065423
Mound Bayou	The Southern Advocate	1933	?	LCCN sn87082832	Free online archive Attested through at least 1940.
Mound Bayou	The Taborian Star	1923?	?
Mound Bayou	The Voice	1900s	1900s	LCCN sn89065010	Attested from at least 1970–1971.
Natchez	Bluff City Bulletin	1961	1966		Published by Savoy Publishing Company. Edited by Theodore C. Johnson.
Natchez	Bluff City Post	1978	current	LCCN sn87065425	Founded by William H. Terrell and Theo C. Johnson.
Natchez	Natchez News Leader	1971	1983?	LCCN sn84025910	Founded by William H. Terrell and Theo C. Johnson.
Natchez	Weekly Reporter	1909	1930s?		Owned and edited by Joseph A. Young, Jr. Circulation may have reached 1500.
New Albany	The Community Citizen	1900s	1900s	LCCN sn88067103	Free online archive Attested from at least 1955–1959.
Senatobia	The Baptist Herald	1888	1800s	LCCN sn87065602	Attested through at least 1891.
Vicksburg	Vicksburg Citizens' Appeal	1964	1967	LCCN sn84025911, sn94081987
Vicksburg	Colored Citizen	1867	?		Founded by Vicksburg civic leader Henry Mason.
Vicksburg	The Golden Rule	1898	1902	LCCN 2012254012, 2018218508, sn84025825 ISSN 2576-4667 2576-4667	Free online archive
Vicksburg	The Light	1891	1900s	LCCN 2013254301, sn84025824
Vicksburg	The New Times	1993?	?
Yazoo City	Afro-American Courier	1926	1957?	LCCN sn88067171	Free online archive
Yazoo City	Century Voice The Century Voice	1942	?	LCCN sn88067172	Edited by T.J. Huddleston, Jr. Free online archive

List of African American newspapers in Mississippi facts for kids

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