1 10 37 http://songswithoutwords.org/files/original/0e1d0d6d28d2533095bc5948e36375fc.jpg e329f7e4057a3aea14dd3b6bee2342bf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Benjamin Pelham, Robert Pelham Jr., William H. Anderson, Walter H. Stowers" Description An account of the resource Source: <a href="https://archive.org/details/afroamericanpre00penngoog">The Afro-American Press and Its Editors</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived owproject Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 557 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013-11-09 19:57:40 Title A name given to the resource Benjamin Pelham et al Description An account of the resource Benjamin Pelham was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1862. While working as messenger for the Detroit Post in the early 1880s, he edited and wrote articles for an amateur newspaper called The Venture. In 1883 he and his older brother, Robert Pelham, Jr., along with William H. Anderson, Walter H. Stowers and later Byron G. Redmond, founded the <a title="Detroit Plaindealer" href="http://songswithoutwords.org/items/show/192">Detroit Plaindealer</a>, to promote African American economic interests and political rights. After the paper ceased publication in 1894, Benjamin Pelham went on to hold a number of appointed government positions, and was elected auditor of Wayne Country in 1906. He was known as one of the most influential African-American leaders in Detroit during these years . Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource owproject Benjamin Pelham Byron G. Redmond Detroit Plaindealer images Robert Pelham Jr. Walter H. Stowers William H. Anderson http://songswithoutwords.org/files/original/356d8389aaccdd3516c47d5ba775daae.jpg b58a8fa015ba3259f5a39008a1cc033d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The "Plaindealer" banner Description An account of the resource Detroit Plaindealer January 13, 1893 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived owproject Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 549 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013-11-09 19:28:30 Title A name given to the resource Detroit Plaindealer Description An account of the resource Edited jointly by <a title="Benjamin Pelham" href="http://songswithoutwords.org/items/show/191">Benjamin Pelham</a> and his brother, Robert Pelham, Jr., along with William H. Anderson, Walter H. Stowers, and later Byron G. Redmond, the Plaindealer began publication in 1883. The editors sought to foster trust and promote civil rights for African Americans in Detroit and southern Michigan. After the paper ceased publication in 1894, the editors went on to pursue careers in public life. Benjamin Pelham came to be one of the most influential African-American leaders in Detroit. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource owproject Benjamin Pelham Detroit Plaindealer images http://songswithoutwords.org/files/original/44e4ff9103ce022affc09bf80b8c5d79.jpg 5c634e22357f84d054a62489ebade21b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "H.J. Lewis" self-portrait Description An account of the resource <a title="Indianapolis Freeman" href="http://songswithoutwords.org/items/show/199">Indianapolis Freeman</a> July 13, 1889 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived owproject Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 528 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013-11-09 18:53:34 Title A name given to the resource Henry J. Lewis Description An account of the resource Henry J. Lewis was born in slavery in Mississippi, sometime in the late 1830s (the exact year of his birth is unknown). He was severely burned as a child, which left him blind in one eye and crippled in his left hand. He lived much of his life in Pine Bluffs, Arkansas. In the 1870s he produced some engravings for Harper’s Weekly, and in the early 1880s worked as a sketch artist for the Smithsonian’s “Mound Survey” of pre-historic Native American sites in Arkansas and elsewhere. His cartoons in the <a title="Indianapolis Freeman" href="http://songswithoutwords.org/items/show/199">Indianapolis </a><a style="font-size: 10px;" title="Indianapolis Freeman" href="http://songswithoutwords.org/items/show/199">Freeman</a> in 1889 focused on themes of economic, social and political rights for African Americans. He died in April 1891. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource owproject Henry J. Lewis images Indianapolis Freeman Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 525 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013-11-09 18:44:01 Title A name given to the resource Moses L. Tucker Description An account of the resource Moses L. Tucker was an engraver, illustrator and caricaturist from Atlanta, Georgia. Little is known of his history, but in the late 1880s and early 1890s, he produced a range of satirical cartoons for the <a title="Indianapolis Freeman" href="http://songswithoutwords.org/items/show/199">Indianapolis Freeman</a>. The editor, <a title="Edward E. Cooper" href="http://songswithoutwords.org/items/show/200">Edward E Cooper</a>, introduced Tucker in 1889 as an expert in lampooning African Americans, with prior experience with an humorous newspaper in Atlanta called the Georgia Cracker. Freeman readers appreciated Tucker's civil rights drawings but roundly critiqued his more negative portrayals of rural African Americans. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource owproject images Indianapolis Freeman Moses L. Tucker http://songswithoutwords.org/files/original/3db8ec8c69e3a9b9ef395eef1fe6e7c4.jpg 2852323e4489240bb88e97378785fb78 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "The Northwestern Recorder" banner Description An account of the resource Northwestern Recorder December 3, 1892 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived owproject Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 523 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013-11-09 18:41:49 Title A name given to the resource Northwestern Recorder Description An account of the resource The Northwestern Recorder (also known as the Wisconsin Afro-American) was a short-lived monthly newspaper published in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its first issue appeared in December 1892, and it ceased publication in March 1893. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource owproject images Northwestern Recorder http://songswithoutwords.org/files/original/f5849db396e1edb3a3ea13e85e6ed065.jpg b1125fe9939720473c61857c8832ad3d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Harry C. Smith" Description An account of the resource Source: I. Garland Penn, <a href="https://archive.org/details/afroamericanpre00penngoog">The Afro-American Press and Its Editors </a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived owproject Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 507 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013-11-07 15:25:59 Title A name given to the resource Harry C. Smith Description An account of the resource Harry C. Smith founded the <a title="Cleveland Gazette" href="http://songswithoutwords.org/items/show/197">Cleveland Gazette</a> in 1883, a year after he graduated from high school. Under his editorial control, the Gazette was a staunch advocate of African American civil rights. Smith was elected to the Ohio state legislature in 1894 and served three terms in all. As a legislator, Smith introduced civil rights legislation in 1894, and in 1896 he successfully shepherded a strict anti-lynching bill into law (the Smith Act) that served as a model for other states. Smith published the Gazette until his death in 1941. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource owproject Cleveland Gazette Harry C. Smith images http://songswithoutwords.org/files/original/e8d940da0263150073b6497ea2c13bb5.jpg 9affdc2764fcde7560f261b28b96df15 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Cleveland Gazette" banner Description An account of the resource Cleveland Gazette April 5, 1894 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived owproject Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 503 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013-11-07 15:06:20 Title A name given to the resource Cleveland Gazette Description An account of the resource The Cleveland Gazette was founded by journalist <a title="Harry C. Smith" href="http://songswithoutwords.org/items/show/196">Harry C. Smith</a> in 1883. Smith was a supporter of the Republican Party in Ohio, and the paper reflected his unrelenting advocacy of African American civil rights. The paper’s success was largely due to what early journalism historian I. Garland Penn called the “vigorous and able editorial writings of Mr. Smith.” For a long time, the paper was the nation's longest-running African American weekly, published every week for nearly sixty years, earning it the nickname “Old Reliable.” The paper folded in 1945, four years after Smith’s death in 1941. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource owproject Cleveland Gazette Harry C. Smith images http://songswithoutwords.org/files/original/0db374f9f2caa4df603b8bf207aa4e1b.jpg 0e6f35db8fe94b213b8fa728a7512951 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "George L. Knox" Description An account of the resource Source:<a title="Indianapolis Freeman" href="http://songswithoutwords.org/items/show/199"> Indianapolis Freeman</a> December 24, 1892 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived owproject Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 499 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013-11-07 14:51:14 Title A name given to the resource George L. Knox Description An account of the resource George L. Knox purchased the <a title="Indianapolis Freeman" href="http://songswithoutwords.org/items/show/199">Indianapolis Freeman</a> from <a title="Edward E. Cooper" href="http://songswithoutwords.org/items/show/200">Edward E. Cooper</a> in 1892 and transformed the newspaper from a Democratic-leaning, independent paper into a loyal Republican Party press. Knox was well connected with the state party leadership, and under his editorship the paper fully supported Booker T. Washington’s philosophy of accommodation. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource owproject George L. Knox images Indianapolis Freeman http://songswithoutwords.org/files/original/642030f17020bfc9d08355d6292fdfcc.jpg 870bed88b37ae668574e9d4e32bcb931 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Indianapolis Freeman "banner" Description An account of the resource Indianapolis Freeman October 29, 1892 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived owproject Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 483 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013-11-06 13:51:28 Title A name given to the resource Indianapolis Freeman Description An account of the resource The Indianapolis Freeman was a weekly newspaper first published in 1888 by editor <a title="Edward E. Cooper" href="http://songswithoutwords.org/items/show/200">Edward E. Cooper</a>. As the nation’s first illustrated African American newspaper, it was considered by the Indianapolis Journal to be the “best paper published in the interests of colored people.” Under Cooper’s editorship, the paper was a Democratic-leaning, but politically independent national press, sometimes referred to as the “Colored’s Harper’s Weekly.” In 1892, Cooper sold the press to <a title="George L. Knox" href="http://songswithoutwords.org/items/show/198">George L. Knox</a>, who transformed it into a pro-Republican paper, which fully supported Booker T. Washington's philosophy of accommodation. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource owproject Edward E. Cooper George L. Knox images Indianapolis Freeman http://songswithoutwords.org/files/original/238be8fb6c2d3e8ed7fa153d7ea22e41.jpg af220fc39f4cfedf2c86f293fcd84693 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edward E. Cooper Description An account of the resource Source: I. Garland Penn, <a title="I. Garland Penn, The Afro-American Press and Its Editors" href="https://archive.org/details/afroamericanpre00penngoog">The Afro-American Press and Its Editors</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived owproject Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 479 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013-11-05 13:31:13 Title A name given to the resource Edward E. Cooper Description An account of the resource Edward E. Cooper was born in Florida in 1859. He founded short-lived Colored World in Indianapolis in 1878, which was later revived as the Indianapolis World. He founded the <a title="Indianapolis Freeman" href="http://songswithoutwords.org/items/show/199">Indianapolis Freeman</a> in July 1888 as a politically independent, national newspaper. Within a few months, he expanded and changed the paper's format, making the Freeman the nation's first African American illustrated newspaper. The paper’s satirical cartoons were so pointed that they sometimes drew criticism from the African American community. In 1893, Cooper left as Freeman editor to found the Colored American in Washington, DC. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource owproject Edward E. Cooper images Indianapolis Freeman