Montgomery-Tuskegee Times

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Montgomery-Tuskegee Times
FounderRev. Al Dixon
Founded1979
Ceased publicationc. 2001
HeadquartersMontgomery, Alabama, U.S.
OCLC number 11817447

The Montgomery-Tuskegee Times was an American weekly newspaper for the Black community, founded in 1979 and published in Montgomery, Alabama. [1] [2] It ceased publication around 2001. It is also known as the Montgomery Tuskegee Times, and the Montgomery-Tuskegee Times: The Alternative.

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History

The 1979 merger of The Montgomery Times (1977–1979) and the Tuskegee Times (1974–1976) formed the Montgomery-Tuskegee Times. [3] [4] Both of the precursor publications were Black newspapers founded by Joseph Ervin Morse, who had also founded The Tuskegee Progressive Times (1970–1971). [4] [5]

Rev. Alvin "Al" Dixon (nicknamed "Ugly Al Dixon", "Soul Mouth of the South", and "Dizzy Dixon"), founded and edited the Montgomery-Tuskegee Times paper, he also worked as a minister and disc jockey. [1] [6] [7] As a DJ, Dixon booked musical acts along the Chitlin' Circuit. [6] In the 1970s, he wrote a column on soul music, and the importance of Black broadcasters. [8]

In 1974, Black Muslim revolutionaries took Dixon, and another WAPX employee hostage in Montgomery, after they had slashed one man and killed another. They broadcast calls for revolution. Dixon and the other worker escaped and the revolutionaries were captured. [9]

The Montgomery-Tuskegee Times newspaper sponsored the annual Montgomery-Tuskegee Times Black History Awards starting in 1987. [10] [11] [12] [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Montgomery-Tuskegee Times". North by South: Newspapers Birmingham-Pittsburgh Traveler. Kenyon College. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Montgomery-Tuskegee Times (Montgomery, Ala.) 1979-????". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  3. ↑ Danky, James Philip; Hady, Maureen E. (1998). African-American Newspapers and Periodicals. Mark Graham. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press. pp. 374, 572. ISBN   978-0-674-00788-8.
  4. 1 2 Who's Who Among Black Americans. Who's Who Among Black Americans, Incorporated, Publishing Company. 1994. ISBN   978-0-8103-5461-6.
  5. ↑ "Progressive Times Suspends Publication". Union Springs Herald. September 9, 1971. p. 1. Retrieved December 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 "Rhythm and Dues on 'The Chitlin Circuit'". WSFA . February 12, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Get on Down with the Stepfather of Soul!: Soul on the Air #14 - "Ugly" al Dixon, 1975". December 14, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Billboard". August 22, 1970.
  9. ↑ "40 years ago, group of karate-kicking Black Muslims take over radio station, cause shootout that changes Montgomery history". AL.com . October 10, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Around Town: Black Leaders Honored During Civic Center Awards Program". The Montgomery Advertiser . February 26, 2001. p. 16. Retrieved December 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Black History Month Ends With Banquet". The Montgomery Advertiser . March 5, 2000. p. 69. Retrieved December 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Mclean, John F. (February 23, 1998). "Baha'i Ralph Featherstone a former Black History Award winner". The Montgomery Advertiser. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Our Town". The Montgomery Advertiser. February 24, 2007. p. 10. Retrieved December 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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