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Front page of The Woman's Era, the first newspaper produced by and for African American women, from 1894.

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

The roots of the African American press are particularly deep in Massachusetts, dating back well before the Civil War. The first such newspaper in Massachusetts was the Anti-Slavery Herald in 1838.[1] Notable African American newspapers in Massachusetts today include the Bay State Banner.

Newspapers

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City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks


Boston The Boston Advance 1896[2] 1907[2] Weekly[2]
  • LCCN 2011254255, sn84025816
  • OCLC 717486007, 10338032
Boston Boston Advocate[3] /
The Boston Advocate[4]		 1885[3] 1887?[3] Weekly[3]
  • Published by W. Grandison and J.B. Powell, Jr.[4]
Boston Anti-Slavery Herald 1838[1] 1838[5]
Boston Boston Chronicle 1915[7] 1966[7] Weekly[7]
  • Circulation of 5,000 in 1951.[8]
Boston The Boston Colored Citizen 1903[9] 1905?[9] Weekly[9]
  • Published by Charles Alexander.[9]
Boston The Boston Courant 1890[10] 1902[10] Weekly[10]
Boston The Guardian 1901[11] 1960?[11] Weekly[11]
Boston The Hub 1883[12] 1885?[12] Weekly[12]
  • Edited by B.R. Wilson.[12]
Boston New England Black Weekly 1980[13] 1982[13] Weekly[13]
Boston Pine and Palm /
The Pine and Palm[15]		 1861[14] 1862[14] or 1861[15] Weekly[14]
  • Successor to the Weekly Anglo-African.[14]
  • Promoted emigration to Haiti.[15]
  • Published simultaneously in New York and Boston.[15]
Boston Boston Reliance 1912[17] 1910s[16] Weekly[17]
  • Published simultaneously in Boston and Cambridge.[16]
  • Extant through at least 1913.[16]
Boston The Self Elevator 1853[19] 1850s[18] Twice monthly[19]
Boston Struggle 1972?[20] ?[20] Monthly[20]
Boston Boston Times /
The Boston Times[21]		 1943[22] Weekly[22]
  • Circulation of 12,000 in 1951.[8]
Boston Urban Beat 1991?[23] ?[23] Biweekly[23]
Boston The Woman's Era 1890[25] 1897[24] Monthly newspaper[25]
Brockton Haiti 2004 1992?[27] ?[27] Monthly[27]
Dorchester /
Roxbury (1965–1981)		 Bay State Banner[28] /
The Bay State Banner[29]		 1965[29] current Weekly[28]
Roxbury Rebellion News 1960s[30] ?[30] Monthly newspaper[30]
  • Extant through at least 1968.[30]
Springfield The Bottom Line 1984?[31] ?[31] Weekly[31]
  • Published by Samuel R. Bass.[31]
Springfield Hartford-Springfield Chronicle 1940[32] 1940s[32] Weekly[32]
Springfield Salt: Springfield Area Life and Times 1971[33] 1973?[33] Weekly[33]
  • In English and Spanish.[34]

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Works cited

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Price 2006, p. 117.
  2. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 113, ¶ 1168.
  3. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 113, ¶ 1169.
  4. ^ a b "About The Boston advocate. (Boston, Mass.) 1885-18??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  5. ^ Price 2006, p. 118.
  6. ^ Price 2006, p. 117-118.
  7. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 113, ¶ 1170.
  8. ^ a b c Smith & Horton 1995, p. 1206.
  9. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 113, ¶ 1171.
  10. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 113, ¶ 1172.
  11. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 259, ¶ 2712.
  12. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 285, ¶ 2992.
  13. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 407, ¶ 4242.
  14. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 464, ¶ 4834.
  15. ^ a b c d "About The pine and palm. [volume] (Boston) 1861-1862". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  16. ^ a b c "About Boston reliance. (Boston, Mass.) 1912-191?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  17. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 114, ¶ 1173.
  18. ^ a b c "About The Self elevator. (Boston [Mass.]) 1853-185?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  19. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 509, ¶ 5310.
  20. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 545, ¶ 5680.
  21. ^ "About The Boston times. (Boston, Mass.) 1943-????". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  22. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 114, ¶ 1174.
  23. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 582, ¶ 6088.
  24. ^ Streitmatter 1996, p. 156.
  25. ^ a b c d Streitmatter 1996, p. 147.
  26. ^ Streitmatter 1996, p. 151.
  27. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 260, ¶ 2731.
  28. ^ a b "About Bay State banner. [online resource] (Dorchester, Mass.) 1965-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  29. ^ a b Danky & Hady 1998, p. 62, ¶ 640.
  30. ^ a b c d "About Rebellion news. (Roxbury, Mass.) 196?-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  31. ^ a b c d Danky & Hady 1998, p. 114, ¶ 1176.
  32. ^ a b c "About Hartford-Springfield chronicle. [volume] (Springfield, Mass.) 1940-194?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  33. ^ a b c Danky & Hady 1998, p. 500, ¶ 5216.
  34. ^ "About Salt. (Springfield, Mass.) 1971-197?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
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