List of African American newspapers in Mississippi information
This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in Mississippi. It includes both current and historical newspapers.
The first such newspaper in Mississippi was the Colored Citizen in 1867.[1] More than 70 African American newspapers were founded across Mississippi between 1867 and 1899, in at least 37 different towns.[2] From 1900 to 1980, at least 116 more such newspapers were founded in the state, but increasingly concentrated in the larger cities.[3] The Jackson Advocate is the oldest African American newspaper still in publication. The Mississippi Link was one of the first African American publications to be widely available on the internet.[4]
Several African American newspapers are currently published in Mississippi. They are highlighted in green in the list below.
^Smith 2012, p. 409.
^Thompson 1983, p. 178.
^Thompson 1983, p. 181.
^"Top Black Newspapers | African American Newspapers".
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