St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-03-01
Negro Press Birthday

negro FTeSS DunO0Y
This week the Is million Negroes of the country and several millions
white brothers the helping
that press observe its 119 years of existence.
Negro press which light publishing day
1927 has steadily influence and until today
quesonab the powerful influence within the Negro
By therefore potent
white relations in America and the world.
Importance today
free the world Even its most critics will admit is
real free press.
The climb of this press from its one sheet anavey mere
pamphlet day editions cities is
actually story Negroes progress slavery
modern self sency Hundreds of papers serving the interests
Negroes
Robert decided Negroes
million bOndmen needed their
All through the from 1927 1917 the which
financially solvent could be counted on single hand The white majority
usually of their Negroes
ohy ashamed of them Editors and their seldom paid usually
STATS often found the road too difficult continue This
partially the that portion of the Negro population
could and when it could often did for the small
poorly printed sheets.
Chicago Defender national influence through
the hard and answering Robert Sengsake Abbott
began renaissance of Negro-American journalism.
Murphy Baltimore, p B. Norfolk E. Mitchell
Louis New and
Knox of indianapolis had made previously mpnts on the field but
adoption the Hearsn methods struck fire and nationally
Negroes Potentially of their class
largely through the often famboyant Defender
Heavy migration of southern Negroes from the backward Negro
expressing largely motvated by the Defender
industry faced with loss of cheap docile
Defender agaOr ParrOtke thousands
both and south said the thing However they
read the Defender and other kept growing wagg
relentless fight the inequalities under which the
Negro only strike
its people, placed its people under whitening fire for their short
cmngs-a portion of the day Negro still does
After the World War Negro began steady climbs cir
cuaOn advertising prestige Today the Pittsburgh
Courier a the
sell million weekly The Chicago Defender
most widely known paper during depression
slowly occupied editorial
Other like the Call Of Kansas City, the
nmer papers in Texas and louisiana Oklahoma Dispatch
by smaller size local
hardly which 10000 Negroes reside that does
not Negro In our Twin Cities there have been
the Negro communities from 49,
about then merged with the vibrant youthful North
Bulletin published by Howell civic benefacto
estimated that 5 Negro have been published in
the Twin Cities 1885 The before 1884
before and the Twin City Herald which operated from
Twin Cities boast three the
year ST. Paul and Spokesman Mime
pos and the three old Twin City Observer Minneapolis
contribution Of the Negro has been that has
fighter for democracy Even ll9
when passed surrepuOusy from freedman to slave it
beacon light democracy.
daily press of its duty all
the the white people To their credit of the daily
have caught the spirit notably the Twin City press
The fact that for months southern police officers tried to keep
from being sold communities proof Of
and the fear the enemies of Justice As recent World
War Negro barred from sale Army camp Post
changes
The furnished the Negro with dilemma con-
steny and loyal its inception it had to
hand all effort for and the other condemn its
government for egregang and discriminating against It's Negro sons
whom called to the nations defense 1t had to lead the fight for ad
Negroes Navy attendants
Marine Corps had to attack vigorously the barring OF negroes
defense and industry Its efforts along with those Of the A. Phillip
RandOphs March Washington resulted in FEPC
There enough the American
life made for It's people by this press.
The reading employs the full time efforts Of
workers. the of twelve white and Negro
and others fold distribute the plus the
% carriers who deliver the house to house
We could mention the linotype operators compotors stereopers
and who for almost twelve have kept this
coming several thousand Twin City homes each week They
good job that this representative Of the Negro Fourth
known the best weekly from the standpoint Of
printing and typography in Minnesota.
And there who authorities who this
eny edited Anyhow happy to be numbered among the
helping keep Of its rendezvous with
| Freedom and Democracy.
The Negro Press a credit American journalism long
it remains that-lOng may it reign-C,EN.
example Of the between the Republicans Of the
North and the polltaxers Of the South.
Mr. Rankin: When there sitting the
Republican side Of the known, little dark
haired fellow, gentleman Of the word who
and all real American His name
Wallace White.
John Rankin ID, Mss paid compliment Senator Wallace
White (R Mane) Republican fooeader the Senate Senator
White pleased Representative Rankin much by his attack the
FEPC during the hibuster.