The Journalist: “Some female writers of the negro race” (Jan. 26, 1889)

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I found this while doing research for another project, but thought it was relevant to post today after the New York Times posted its long overdue obituary of Ida B. Wells. The Journalist was an early newspaper trade publication, which is an interesting source for examining how journalists talked among themselves. This was printed Jan. 26, 1889 where the paper listed some of the better known black women in the press.

The Journalist: January 26, 1889

I shared the section on Wells on Twitter earlier today, but here’s the whole story.

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  1. Brooke Kroeger

    Hi,
    This is great. Is there any chance you scanned the whole issue of the Journalist for Jan 26, 1889? I’d be so grateful if you would share it with me. Brooke Kroeger (brooke dot kroeger at nyu dot edu.)

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