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The American Catholic Tribune was a newspaper for African Americans published in Cincinnati, Ohio from 1886 to 1894 and then in Detroit until 1897. Daniel Rudd was its editor. [1]

Rudd, who had been enslaved, established its predecessor, the Ohio State Tribune in Springfield, Ohio. He moved to Cincinnati and renamed it, a reorganization to make it national. [2] He also organized the Colored Catholic Congress which met in 1889 and continued until 1894. [2] The paper reached the 10,000 circulation mark before an economic downturn took its toll and it ceased operation in 1897. [2]

Rudd was from Bardstown, Kentucky. Historical markers commemorate his work and legacy in Bardstown, Kentucky and Springfield, Ohio. [2]

Rudd started a newspaper in Springfield, Ohio with Jakes Witson in 1885. They relocated to Cincinnati in 1886. They received support from Archbishop William Henry Elder. [3]

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References

  1. Lackner, Joseph H. (2007). "The American Catholic Tribune: No Other like It". U.S. Catholic Historian. 25 (3): 1–24 via JSTOR.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Garcia, Peter (February 19, 2021). "Daniel Rudd Establishes The American Catholic Tribune".
  3. "Life of Black journalist Daniel Rudd challenges church to racial equality". National Catholic Reporter.