Africo-American Presbyterian
Africo-American Presbyterian was a religious weekly newspaper for African American missionaries published from 1879 until 1938 by the Africo-American Presbyterian Publishing Company and Daniel J. Sanders in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. The paper was not an official publication by the Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), however it did provide a needed Black perspective. History The Africo-American Presbyterian newspaper published articles that highlighted racial injustice and violence. In April 1925, Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) conducted research and gathered statistics on Black lynchings. The Africo-American Presbyterian editorial page strongly condemned such acts of violence in response to the work at Tuskegee, meanwhile the PCUSA did not take as strong stance at that time. The newspaper also supported Black voting rights, many decades before the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Past issues can be found at online at DigitalNC, the Chronicling America archives, the Pearl Digital Collection by the Presbyterian Historical Society, and others. See also List of African American newspapers and media outlets List of African American newspapers in North Carolina References Defunct African-American newspapers Defunct newspapers published in North Carolina Newspapers established in 1879 Newspapers disestablished in 1938 1879 establishments in North Carolina 1938 disestablishments in North Carolina Defunct weekly newspapers Weekly newspapers