Rare 1891 African-American newspaper with political CARTOONS of the JIM CROW ERA. SEE PHOTO(s) - An ORIGINAL African-American published NEWSPAPER, the. Newspaper is the earliest illustrated nationally distributed African-American newspaper ever published. Its news, ads and editorial content is highly focused on topics of interest to NEGR0 AMERICANS and its masthead contains the slogan: "A National Illustrated Colored Newspaper".
This issue contains news, sports, ads, editorials and coverage of interest to African-Americans that the "main stream" media (read "White media") failed to cover in this era of JIM CROW racial segregation. This rare early African-American newspaper contains several inside page ads offering editorial content (from the Black point of view) on the era of JIM CROW racial segregation in the post-Reconstruction era US South. This listing includes the original newspaper, NOT just a clipping or a page of it. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description.
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