List of African-American newspapers in South Carolina

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Inaugural issue of the South Carolina Leader from October 1865. 1865-10-07 South Carolina Leader.jpg
Inaugural issue of the South Carolina Leader from October 1865.

This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in South Carolina. It includes both current and historical newspapers. More than 130 such newspapers were published in the state between 1865 and 1970. [1] The first was the South Carolina Leader , established at Charleston in 1865. [2] In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the growth of the African-American press in South Carolina was hampered by the fact that a large proportion of South Carolina African Americans lived in poverty in the countryside. [1]

Contents

Newspapers

CityTitleBeginningEndFrequencyCall numbersRemarks
1800s
  • Founded by S.H. Jefferson. [3]
  • Only African American newspaper published in upper South Carolina during the 1880s. [4]
Anderson The Herald1957 [5] 1970s [5] Weekly [5]
  • LCCN   sn93067907
  • OCLC   28616245
Beaufort The New South1879 [4] or 1880s [6] 1890s [6] Weekly [6]
  • Attested through at least 1898. [4]
Beaufort The Sea Island News1879 [7] 1888 [7] Weekly [7]
Beaufort
  • Standard
  • Beaufort Southern Standard
1870s [8] 1870s [8]
  • Edited by Robert Smalls. [8]
  • Designated as the official newspaper of the Beaufort County government. [8]
Beaufort / Blackville
  • Beaufort County Times
  • Barnwell County Times
1871 [9] 1870s [8] Weekly [9]
  • Edited by D. Thomas. [9]
  • Published by William S. Whipple, who moved the paper to Barnwell County after becoming the county treasurer there. [8]
  • Attested through at least 1874. [8]
Bennettsville The Carolina Messenger1974 [10] 1978 [10] Weekly [10]
Bennettsville Community Observer1978 [11] 1981 [11] Weekly [11]
Bennettsville Pee Dee Educator1879 [4] or 1890 [12] 1900 [12] or 1906 [4] Twice monthly [12]
Charleston The Charleston Advocate1867 [13] 1868 [13] Weekly [13]
Charleston The Afro-American Citizen1899 [14] 1900 [14] or 1902 [15] Weekly [14]
Charleston
1971 [18] 2021 [19] Weekly [18]
Charleston The Coastal Times1983 [20] ?Weekly [20]
Charleston Charleston Free Press1871 [21] 1871 [21] Daily [21]
Charleston The Free Press1868 [22] 1868 [22] Weekly [22]
Charleston The Charleston Herald1952 [23] 1955 [23] Weekly [23]
Charleston The Charleston Inquirer1963 [24] 1964 [24] Weekly [24]
Charleston The Charleston Journal1866 [25] 1860s [25] Weekly [25]
Charleston / Columbia
1941 [26] 1954 [26] Weekly [26]
Charleston The Charleston Lighthouse1939 [28] 1941 [28] Weekly [28]
Charleston The Charleston Messenger1894 [29] 1946 [29] Bimonthly newspaper [29]
  • Published by Daniel Jenkins and affiliated with an orphanage he operated. [30]
Charleston Missionary Record1868 [31] 1879 [31] Weekly [31]
Charleston The New Citizen1948 [32] 1952 [32] Weekly [32]
Charleston The Palmetto Press1882 [33] 1885 [33] Weekly [33]
  • Edited by R.L. Smith. [3]
Charleston South Carolina Leader 1865 [34] 1868 [2] or 1867 [34] Weekly [34]
Charleston Southern Reporter1900 [27] 1920 [27]
Columbia
  • Black News
  • Black Star
  • Black Sun
  • Black Times
  • Black Views
  • Black Voice
1970 [35] or 1977 [36] currentWeekly [37]
  • Official site
  • Published by Isaac Washington. [35]
  • Numerous local editions published with different titles. [36]
Columbia Black On News1972 [38] 1977 [38] Weekly [38]
Columbia Black On To The Bone1973 [39] 1973 [39] Monthly newspaper [39]
Columbia Carolina Afro-weekly1969 [40] 1974 [40] Weekly [40]
Columbia
  • Carolina Panorama
  • Piedmont Post (1993) [41]
1978 [41] currentWeekly [41]
Columbia The Carolina Tribune1900s [42] ? [42] Weekly [42]
  • Also published in numerous local editions. [42]
  • Attested through at least 1995. [42]
Columbia The Christian Soldier1898 [43] 1900 [43] Monthly newspaper [43]
Columbia Columbia's Black News1984 [44] ?Weekly [44]
  • Attested through at least 2012. [44]
Columbia The Columbia Dispatch1950s [45] ? [45] Weekly [45]
  • Attested from 1957. [45]
Columbia South Carolina Independent1955 [46] 1955 [46] Weekly [46]
Columbia The Light1916 [47] 1928 [47] Weekly [47]
Columbia The Lighthouse1963 [48] 1964 [48] Weekly [48]
Columbia The South Carolina Observer1960 [49] 1960 [49]
Columbia Palmetto Gleaner1890 [27] 1892 [27]
  • First African-American newspaper in Columbia. [27]
Columbia The Palmetto Leader1925 [50] 1960s [50] Weekly [50]
Columbia The Palmetto Post1970 [51] 1971 [51] Weekly [51]
Columbia The Palmetto Post1984 [51] ?Weekly [51]
Columbia Palmetto Times1962 [52] 1964 [52] Weekly [52]
Columbia / Orangeburg (1903–1921) [53] The People's Recorder1893 [53] 1925 [53] or 1905 [54] Weekly [53]
Columbia The Recorder-Indicator1925 [55] 1931 [55] Weekly [55]
Columbia SouthCarolinian1987 [56] ?Monthly newspaper [56]
Columbia The Southern Indicator1913 [57] or 1903 [58] 1924 [57] or 1925 [58] Weekly [57]
Columbia The Southern Sun1902 [59] 1909 [59] Weekly [59]
Columbia The Standard1919 [60] 1927 [60] Weekly [60]
Columbia Venture1978 [61] 1979 [61] Monthly newspaper [61]
Florence
  • The Community Times [62]
  • The Times [63]
1997 [62] or 1992 [63] ?Weekly [62]
Florence Pee Dee Times1987 [64] 1992 [64] Weekly [64]
Georgetown Georgetown Advocate1902 [65] 1905 [65] Weekly [65]
Georgetown The Georgetown Planet1873 [66] 1875 [66] Weekly [66]
Greenville The Carolina News And Guide1963 [68] 1964 [68] Weekly [68]
Greenville Focus1973 [69] 1980? [69] Weekly [69]
Greenville Focus News1976 [70] 1981 [70] Weekly [70]
Greenville Lancet1890 [27] 1890 [27]
  • First African-American newspaper in Greenville. [27]
Greenville The Palmetto Leader1945 [50] ?Weekly [50]
  • Published by Norman P. Pearson, Jr. [50]
Greenville Southern Crusader1942 [71] 1940s [71] Weekly [71]
Greenville The Southern Enterprise1914 [72] 1900s [72] Weekly [72]
  • Attested through at least 1926. [72]
Greenville The Times Upstate 1995 [73] ? [73] Weekly [73]
  • Attested through at least 2009. [73]
Kingstree
  • The Williamsburg Republican [74]
  • Williamsburg Republican [75]
1873 [75] 1870s [74] Weekly [75]
Myrtle Beach The Weekly Journal1975 [76] 1976 [76] Weekly [76]
Myrtle Beach The Weekly Observer1974 [77] 1977 [77] Weekly [77]
Orangeburg The Free Citizen 1874 [78] 1876 [78] Weekly [78]
Orangeburg Herald1960s1970s [79]
Orangeburg View South News1979 [80] ?Weekly [80]
  • Attested through at least 1983. [80]
Rock Hill The Rock Hill Messenger1896 [81] 1919 [81] or 1921 [82] Weekly [81]
Society Hill The Society Hill News1910 [83] 1911 [83] Weekly [83]
Spartanburg Advance1894 [27] 1897 [27]
Spartanburg Negro Index1916 [27] 1922 [27]
Sumter The Defender1903 [84] 1913 [84] Weekly [84]
Sumter The Peoples Informer1936 [85] 1941 [85] Weekly [85]
Sumter
  • The Samaritan Herald
  • The Samaritan Herald And The Voice Of Job (1942–1950) [86]
1909 [87] 1950 [86] Weekly [87]
Sumter Vindicator1882 [3] 1880s [3]
  • Published by Samuel J. Lee. [3]
Timmonsville The Watchman And Defender1920 [88] 1931 [88] Weekly [88]
Union The Union Standard1906 [89] 1900s [89] Twice monthly [89]
Williamsburg County Republican1873 [67] 1870s [67]

See also

Works cited

References

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  20. 1 2 "About The coastal times. (Charleston, S.C.) 1983-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  21. 1 2 3 "About Charleston free press. (Charleston [S.C.]) 1871-1871". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
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  23. 1 2 3 "About The Charleston herald. (Charleston, S.C.) 1952-1955". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
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  25. 1 2 3 "About The Charleston journal. (Charleston, S.C.) 1866-186?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
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  44. 1 2 3 "About Columbia's black news. (Columbia, S.C.) 1984-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  45. 1 2 3 4 "About The Columbia dispatch. [volume] (Columbia, South Carolina) 195?-????". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
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  60. 1 2 3 "About The Standard. (Columbia, S.C.) 1919-1927". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
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  72. 1 2 3 4 "About The southern enterprise. [microfilm reel] (Greenville, S.C.) 1914-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  73. 1 2 3 4 "About The times upstate. [volume] (Greenville, SC) 1995-????". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
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  76. 1 2 3 "About The Weekly journal. (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1975-1976". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
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  78. 1 2 3 4 "About The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
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  83. 1 2 3 "About The Society Hill news. (Society Hill, S.C.) 1910-1911". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  84. 1 2 3 "About The Defender. (Sumter, S.C.) 1903-1913". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  85. 1 2 3 "About The peoples informer. (Sumter, S.C.) 1936-1941". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  86. 1 2 "About The Samaritan herald and the voice of Job. ([Sumter, S.C.]) 1942-1950". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
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  89. 1 2 3 "About The Union standard. (Union, S.C.) 1906-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
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