List of African-American newspapers in Connecticut

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James W.C. Pennington, who published The Clarksonian in the 1840s. Wcpennington.jpg
James W.C. Pennington, who published The Clarksonian in the 1840s.

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

Contents

Connecticut's first newspaper by and for African Americans was The Clarksonian , published from 1843 to 1844 in Hartford. [1] The first known paper after that came much later, however, with the Hartford Herald in 1918. [2] Connecticut's African American community has also historically been served by papers from neighboring states such as Massachusetts.

African-American newspapers in Connecticut today include the Inner-City News of New Haven and the Inquiring News of Hartford (successor to the Inquirer family of newspapers in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, and Waterbury). [3]

Newspapers

CityTitleBeginningEndFrequencyCall numbersRemarks
Bridgeport Afri-Voice Review (1991–) [4] /
Afro-Voice Review (1988–1991)		1988 [5] 1992? [5] Unknown [5]
  • LCCN   sn94053124, sn94053125
  • OCLC   30675511, 30675663
    Bridgeport Harambee Union /
    Harambee    		1969 [6] 1976 [6] Monthly newspaper [6]
    • Partially in Spanish. [6]
    Bridgeport / Hartford The Bridgeport Inquirer1977? [7] 2006 [8] Weekly [7]
    • Merged into Inquiring News.
    Hamden The Elm City Trader1991 [9] 1990s [9] Weekly [9]
    Hartford The Clarksonian 1843 [1] 1844 [10] Monthly newspaper [10]
    Hartford Connecticut Chronicle /
    Hartford Chronicle /
    Hartford-Springfield Chronicle    		1915 [11] 1949? [11] Weekly [11]
    Hartford Hartford Herald1918 [2]
    • No issues survive. [2]
    Hartford The Informer1977 [12] ? [12] Weekly [12]
    • Published by Robert Hales [13]
    Hartford The Hartford Inquirer1975 [3] 2006 [3] Weekly [3]
    • Merged with other Inquirer papers to form Inquiring News. [3]
    • Edited and published by William R. Hales. [14]
    Hartford The New Haven Inquirer1976 [15] ? [15] Weekly [15]
    Hartford Inquiring News 2006 [8] current
    Hartford New England Bulletin1949 [16] ? [16] Weekly [16]
    Hartford North Hartford Truth1971 [17] 1974? [17] Monthly [17]
    • Published by Horace Bushnell Church. [18]
    Hartford Northend Agent's 1974 [19] or 1975 [20] currentWeekly [20]
    Hartford Springfield Inquirer1981? [21] ? [21] Weekly [21]
    Hartford / Springfield Hartford Star1969 [22] 1974 [22] Weekly [22]
    • Edited by Henry Morris. [22]
    Hartford / Springfield The Hartford Voice1974 [23] 1975 [23] Weekly [23]
    • Successor to the Hartford Star. [22]
    New Haven The Crow / The Heritage Hall Crow1968 [24] ? [25] Twice monthly [25] or biweekly [24]
    New Haven Black Coalition Weekly /
    The Greater New Haven Black Coalition Weekly (1972) [26]     		1972 [27] 1900s [27] Weekly [27]
    New Haven The Inner-City News /
    The Inner-City    		1980s [28] currentMonthly newspaper [28]
    New Haven New Haven Local News1987 [32] 1990 [32] Twice monthly [32]
    • Published by Willie Williams, Jr. [32]
    New Haven The Open Gate News1961 [33] ? [33] Twice-monthly [34] or bimonthly [33]
    • Edited by Jeff Dyous. [33]
    • Extant through at least 1962.
    Waterbury Black Voice1970 [35] 1970s [35]
    Waterbury People's Weekly1972 [36] 1900s [36] Monthly newspaper [36]
    • Published by the Center for Black Development. [36]

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    Works cited

    References

    1. 1 2 3 Stone, Frank Andrews (2008). African American Connecticut: The Black Scene in a New England State. Trafford Publishing. p. 130. ISBN   9781425175788.
    2. 1 2 3 Vara-Dannen, Theresa (2014). The African-American Experience in Nineteenth-Century Connecticut: Benevolence and Bitterness. Lexington Books. p. xxvi. ISBN   9780739188637.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 "About The Hartford inquirer. (Hartford, Conn.) 1975-2006". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
    4. ↑ "About The Afro-voice review. [volume] ([Bridgeport, Conn.]) 1988-1991". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
    5. 1 2 3 Danky & Hady 1998, p. 21, ¶ 215.
    6. 1 2 3 4 Danky & Hady 1998, p. 267, ¶ 2793.
    7. 1 2 Danky & Hady 1998, p. 115, ¶ 1192.
    8. 1 2 "About The Bridgeport inquirer. (Hartford, Conn.) 19??-2006". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
    9. 1 2 3 "About The Elm City trader. (Hamden, CT) 1991-199?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
    10. 1 2 Webber, Christopher L. (2011). American to the Backbone: The Life of James W. C. Pennington, the Fugitive Slave Who Became One of the First Black Abolitionists. Pegasus Books. p. 387. ISBN   9781681770116.
    11. 1 2 3 4 Danky & Hady 1998, p. 172, ¶ 1788.
    12. 1 2 3 Danky & Hady 1998, p. 296, ¶ 3123.
    13. ↑ "About The informer. (Hartford, Conn.) 1977-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
    14. ↑ Danky & Hady 1998, p. 270, ¶ 2833.
    15. 1 2 3 Danky & Hady 1998, p. 409, ¶ 4257.
    16. 1 2 3 Danky & Hady 1998, p. 407, ¶ 4243.
    17. 1 2 3 Danky & Hady 1998, p. 429, ¶ 4469.
    18. ↑ "About North Hartford truth. (Hartford, Conn.) 1971-197?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
    19. 1 2 Hamilton, Anne M. (2015-08-09). "A Voice Of African American Community". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
    20. 1 2 Danky & Hady 1998, p. 431, ¶ 4482.
    21. 1 2 3 Danky & Hady 1998, p. 537, ¶ 5599.
    22. 1 2 3 4 5 Danky & Hady 1998, p. 270, ¶ 2834.
    23. 1 2 3 "About The Hartford voice. (Springfield, Mass.) 1974-1975". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
    24. 1 2 "About The crow. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1968-197?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
    25. 1 2 Danky & Hady 1998, p. 180, ¶ 1878.
    26. ↑ "About The Greater New Haven Black coalition weekly. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1972-1972". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
    27. 1 2 3 "About Black coalition weekly. (New Haven, Conn.) 1972-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
    28. 1 2 "About The inner-city. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 198?-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
    29. ↑ "Current Members". National Newspaper Publishers Association. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
    30. ↑ Schneider-Mayerson, Matthew (2003-02-11). "Yale's inner-city blues (make me wanna holler)" . Retrieved 2020-01-23.
    31. ↑ "Setting the record straight on the Inner-City News". The Yale Daily News. 2003-03-06. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
    32. 1 2 3 4 "About New Haven local news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1987-1990". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
    33. 1 2 3 4 Danky & Hady 1998, p. 444, ¶ 4626.
    34. ↑ "About The Open gate news. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1961-196?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
    35. 1 2 "About Black voice. [volume] ([Waterbury, Conn.]) 1970-197?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
    36. 1 2 3 4 "About People's weekly. (Waterbury, Ct.) 1972-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
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