African American newspapers
More than 80 African American owned and operated newspapers have been published in Kansas. This list gives the reel numbers for microfilm available at the KSHS Library or through interlibrary loan. Most of these titles, many with additional issues, are available online (at KSHS and other libraries by subscription) from Newsbank, Inc.
For additional resources, see the Research African American History page or read a short article at Cool Things: African American newspapers.
By city in Kansas: 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
Online from Newsbank, Inc.
B
Baxter Springs
The Southern Argus, Jun. 18, 1891 - Oct. 8, 1891, B927 and N16
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
C
Cherokee
Kansas, Homestead, Oct., 23, 1899 - Jan. 6, 1900, C2638
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Coffeyville
Afro-American Advocate, Sep. 2, 1891 - Sept. 1, 1893, incomplete, C598
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
The American, Apr. 23, 1898 - Apr. 1, 1899, scattered, C598
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Coffeyville Herald, Mar. 21, 1908 - Jun. 13, 1908, broken, C598
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Coffeyville Times, Mar. 25, 1939, single issue, not on film
Coffeyville Vindicator, Dec. 17, 1904 - Nov. 2, 1906, broken, C2717 and C2718
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
E
Emporia
Emporia Citizen, Mar. 1, 1932 - Nov. 1, 1932, A1627
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
F
Fort Scott
Colored Citizen, Apr. 19, 1878 - Jul. 5, 1878, T1031
Fair Play, Apr. 22, 1898 - Jun. 16, 1899, P370
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
The Messenger, 1917 - 1918, F671
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
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
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Hutchinson Journal, Jul. 11, 1908, single issue, H1396
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
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
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
The American Citizen Jul. 26, 1889 - Aug. 2, 1907, broken, N15 and T9
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Daily American Citizen, Nov. 11, 1897 - Feb. 7, 1900, incomplete, K5
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Kansas City Globe, July 1 - 8, 1982, single issue, not on film
Kansas Elevator, Feb. 16, 1916 - Nov. 4, 1916, K965
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Kansas State Globe, Oct. 5, 1983 - , see newspaper database
National Review, Apr. 26, 1913 - Oct. 25, 1913, N13
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
People's Elevator, Aug. 19, 1937 - 1940, scattered
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Plaindealer, 1932 - Nov. 7, 1958, T1271 thru T1279
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Topics, May 16, 1895 - Dec. 7, 1895, incomplete, K986
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Western Christian Recorder, Feb. 26, 1898 - Aug. 19, 1899, K542
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Wyandotte Echo, Apr. 4, 1930 - Dec. 24, 1937, K543 and K544
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
L
Lawrence
For Our People, Sept. 8, 1971, single issue, E1259
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Harambee, Jan. 1, 1971, single issue, J432
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
The Historic Times, Jul. 11, 1891 - Nov. 14, 1891, N16
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Western Recorder, Mar. 17, 1883 - Nov. 6, 1884, L774
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Leavenworth
Leavenworth Advocate, Aug. 18, 1888 - Aug. 22, 1891, incomplete, L825
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Leavenworth Colored Radical, Aug. 24, 1876 - Nov. 16, 1876, scattered, N13
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Leavenworth Herald, Feb. 17, 1894 - Apr. 23, 1898, scattered, L837 and L838
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
N
Nicodemus
Nicodemus Cyclone, Dec. 30, 1887 - Sep. 7, 1888, incomplete, N15 and N215
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Nicodemus Enterprise, Aug. 17, 1887 - Dec. 23, 1887, N15 and N215
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Western Cyclone, May 13, 1886 - Dec. 16, 1887, N15 and N215
P
Parsons
Eye Opener, Jul. 9, 1892 - Dec. 25, 1892, P1337
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Parsons Weekly Blade, Sep. 24, 1892 - Dec. 28, 1900, scattered, P90, P91, P92 and P1357
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Peru
Freeman's Lance, Sep. 4, 1891, single issue, P370
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
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
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
S
Salina
Afro-American Review, Feb. 1, 1915, N13
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
The Black Word is ---, June 1971 - Feb. 1978, broken, not on film
Enterprise, Nov. 14, 1908 - Feb. 4, 1909, S1686
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
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
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
The Baptist Headlight, Sept. 15, 1893 - Aug. 8, 1894, incomplete, N16
The Benevolent Banner, May 21, 1887 - Oct. 22, 1887, N15
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Capital Plaindealer, Sep. 30, 1936 - Aug. 6, 1938, T1027
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
The Colored Citizen, Jul. 26, 1878 - Nov. 16, 1900, T1031 and T1032
The Colored Patriot, Apr. 20, 1882 - Jun. 22, 1882, N15
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Daily Ledger, Jun. 13, 1893 - Jun. 20, 1893, T2561
The Evening Call, Jun. 13, 1893 - Jul. 8, 1893, N16 and T2569
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Herald of Kansas, Jan. 30, 1880 - Jun. 11, 1880, N15
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
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
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
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
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Kansas State Tribune, Oct. 6, 1881, single issue, T2754
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
The Kansas Watchman, May 25, 1905 - Nov. 17, 1905, N13
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
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
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Messenger, Jun. 14, 1969 - Jan. 21, 1970, N13
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
The National Watchman, May 9, 1914, single issue, N13 and T2691
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
The People's Friend, Dec. 11, 1896, single issue, N16
The Plaindealer, Jan. 6, 1899 - Dec. 25, 1931, T1263 thru T1271
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Sentinel, Jul. 7, 1960 - Jul. 8, 1964, N13 and T2622
The State Ledger, July 22, 1892 - Jun. 16, 1906, scattered, T1171, T1172 and T1173
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
The Times-Observer, Sep. 4, 1891 - Sep. 10, 1892, T2052
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Topeka Call, Jun. 28, 1891 - Mar. 26, 1893, T19 and T20
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
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. 1, 1970 - Feb. 1, 1971, three issues, T2735
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
The Topeka Tribune, Jun. 24, 1880 - Dec. 25, 1880, T2054
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Topeka Tribune & Western Recorder, May 9, 1885 - Oct. 24, 1885, T2755
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
W
Weir City
Eagle, Nov. 17, 1887 - Mar. 23, 1900, N13
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Wichita
The American Times, Mar. 7, 1908 - Mar. 28, 1908, C2170
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
The Colored Citizen, Feb. 21, 1903 - Feb. 6, 1904, incomplete, N13
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
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
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Kansas Sunflower, Sep. 26, 1890 - Nov. 7, 1890, W3486
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Kansas Voice, Oct. 19, 1946 - Sep. 26, 1947, W3486
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Kansas Weekly Journal, Oct. 9, 1980 - Mar. 5, 1981, NP5076
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Midwest News Press, Mar. 7, 1959 - Apr. 4, 1959, W3490
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
National Baptist World, Aug. 31, 1894 - Nov. 23, 1894, N14
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
The National Reflector, Dec. 8, 1895 - Dec. 25, 1897, scattered, W2165 and W3491
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
The Negro Star, May 7, 1920 - Dec. 26, 1952, W2166 thru W2171
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
News Hawk, Mar. 5 - 12, 1979, single issue, W3491
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
The People's Elevator, Feb. 21, 1924 - Dec. 29, 1927, I4
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
The People's Friend, May 24, 1894 - Sep. 28, 1894, N14
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Wichita Factarian, Feb. 26, 1914 - Apr. 2, 1914, C2170 and N13
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Wichita Globe, Feb. 17, 1887 - Oct. 29, 1887, W3467
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Wichita Post-Observer, Jan. 2, 1953 - Jul. 31, 1953, W2172
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Wichita Protest, Jun. 19, 1923 - Oct. 19, 1923, W3506
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
The Wichita Searchlight, Jun. 2, 1900 - Oct. 26, 1912, scattered, W2178 thru W2183
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
Wichita Times, Mar. 16, 1972 - Sep. 22, 1977, NP5074 and NP5075
Online at Newsbank, Inc.
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 City
The Ram's Horn, Nov. 5, 1847, N14
Virginia
Richmond
The Virginia Star, May 11, 1878 - Dec. 23, 1882, N14
