List of African-American newspapers in South Carolina

This is a list of African-American newspapers that have been published in South Carolina. It includes both current and historical newspapers. More than 130 such newspapers were published in the state between 1865 and 1970.[1] The first was the South Carolina Leader, established at Charleston in 1865.[2] In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the growth of the African-American press in South Carolina was hampered by the fact that a large proportion of South Carolina African Americans lived in poverty in the countryside.[1]

Inaugural issue of the South Carolina Leader from October 1865.

Newspapers
City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks
1800s
  • Founded by S.H. Jefferson.[3]
  • Only African American newspaper published in upper South Carolina during the 1880s.[4]
Anderson The Herald 1957[5] 1970s[5] Weekly[5]
  • LCCN sn93067907
  • OCLC 28616245
Beaufort The New South 1879[4] or 1880s[6] 1890s[6] Weekly[6]
  • Attested through at least 1898.[4]
Beaufort The Sea Island News 1879[7] 1888[7] Weekly[7]
Beaufort
  • Standard
  • Beaufort Southern Standard
 1870s[8] 1870s[8]
  • Edited by Robert Smalls.[8]
  • Designated as the official newspaper of the Beaufort County government.[8]
Beaufort / Blackville
  • Beaufort County Times
  • Barnwell County Times
 1871[9] 1870s[8] Weekly[9]
  • Edited by D. Thomas.[9]
  • Published by William S. Whipple, who moved the paper to Barnwell County after becoming the county treasurer there.[8]
  • Attested through at least 1874.[8]
Bennettsville The Carolina Messenger 1974[10] 1978[10] Weekly[10]
Bennettsville Community Observer 1978[11] 1981[11] Weekly[11]
Bennettsville Pee Dee Educator 1879[4] or 1890[12] 1900[12] or 1906[4] Twice monthly[12]
Charleston The Charleston Advocate 1867[13] 1868[13] Weekly[13]
Charleston The Afro-American Citizen 1899[14] 1900[14] or 1902[15] Weekly[14]
Charleston
1971[18] current Weekly[18]
Charleston The Coastal Times 1983[19] ? Weekly[19]
Charleston Charleston Free Press 1871[20] 1871[20] Daily[20]
Charleston The Free Press 1868[21] 1868[21] Weekly[21]
Charleston The Charleston Herald 1952[22] 1955[22] Weekly[22]
Charleston The Charleston Inquirer 1963[23] 1964[23] Weekly[23]
Charleston The Charleston Journal 1866[24] 1860s[24] Weekly[24]
Charleston / Columbia
  • Lighthouse and Informer
  • The Lighthouse and Informer[25]
 1941[25] 1954[25] Weekly[25]
Charleston The Charleston Lighthouse 1939[27] 1941[27] Weekly[27]
Charleston The Charleston Messenger 1894[28] 1946[28] Bimonthly newspaper[28]
  • Published by Daniel Jenkins and affiliated with an orphanage he operated.[29]
Charleston Missionary Record 1868[30] 1879[30] Weekly[30]
Charleston The New Citizen 1948[31] 1952[31] Weekly[31]
Charleston The Palmetto Press 1882[32] 1885[32] Weekly[32]
  • Edited by R.L. Smith.[3]
Charleston South Carolina Leader 1865[33] 1868[2] or 1867[33] Weekly[33]
Charleston Southern Reporter 1900[26] 1920[26]
Columbia
  • Black News
  • Black Star
  • Black Sun
  • Black Times
  • Black Views
  • Black Voice
 1970[34] or 1977[35] current Weekly[36]
  • Official site
  • Published by Isaac Washington.[34]
  • Numerous local editions published with different titles.[35]
Columbia Black On News 1972[37] 1977[37] Weekly[37]
Columbia Black On To The Bone 1973[38] 1973[38] Monthly newspaper[38]
Columbia Carolina Afro-weekly 1969[39] 1974[39] Weekly[39]
Columbia
  • Carolina Panorama
  • Piedmont Post (1993)[40]
 1978[40] current Weekly[40]
Columbia The Carolina Tribune 1900s[41] ?[41] Weekly[41]
  • Also published in numerous local editions.[41]
  • Attested through at least 1995.[41]
Columbia The Christian Soldier 1898[42] 1900[42] Monthly newspaper[42]
Columbia Columbia's Black News 1984[43] ? Weekly[43]
  • Attested through at least 2012.[43]
Columbia The Columbia Dispatch 1950s[44] ?[44] Weekly[44]
  • Attested from 1957.[44]
Columbia South Carolina Independent 1955[45] 1955[45] Weekly[45]
Columbia The Light 1916[46] 1928[46] Weekly[46]
Columbia The Lighthouse 1963[47] 1964[47] Weekly[47]
Columbia The South Carolina Observer 1960[48] 1960[48]
Columbia Palmetto Gleaner 1890[26] 1892[26]
  • First African-American newspaper in Columbia.[26]
Columbia The Palmetto Leader 1925[49] 1960s[49] Weekly[49]
Columbia The Palmetto Post 1970[50] 1971[50] Weekly[50]
Columbia The Palmetto Post 1984[50] ? Weekly[50]
Columbia Palmetto Times 1962[51] 1964[51] Weekly[51]
Columbia / Orangeburg (1903–1921)[52] The People's Recorder 1893[52] 1925[52] or 1905[53] Weekly[52]
Columbia The Recorder-Indicator 1925[54] 1931[54] Weekly[54]
Columbia SouthCarolinian 1987[55] ? Monthly newspaper[55]
Columbia The Southern Indicator 1913[56] or 1903[57] 1924[56] or 1925[57] Weekly[56]
Columbia The Southern Sun 1902[58] 1909[58] Weekly[58]
Columbia The Standard 1919[59] 1927[59] Weekly[59]
Columbia Venture 1978[60] 1979[60] Monthly newspaper[60]
Florence
1997[61] or 1992[62] ? Weekly[61]
Florence Pee Dee Times 1987[63] 1992[63] Weekly[63]
Georgetown Georgetown Advocate 1902[64] 1905[64] Weekly[64]
Georgetown The Georgetown Planet 1873[65] 1875[65] Weekly[65]
Greenville The Carolina News And Guide 1963[67] 1964[67] Weekly[67]
Greenville Focus 1973[68] 1980?[68] Weekly[68]
Greenville Focus News 1976[69] 1981[69] Weekly[69]
Greenville Lancet 1890[26] 1890[26]
  • First African-American newspaper in Greenville.[26]
Greenville The Palmetto Leader 1945[49] ? Weekly[49]
  • Published by Norman P. Pearson, Jr.[49]
Greenville Southern Crusader 1942[70] 1940s[70] Weekly[70]
Greenville The Southern Enterprise 1914[71] 1900s[71] Weekly[71]
  • Attested through at least 1926.[71]
Greenville The Times Upstate 1995[72] ?[72] Weekly[72]
  • Attested through at least 2009.[72]
Kingstree
  • The Williamsburg Republican[73]
  • Williamsburg Republican[74]
 1873[74] 1870s[73] Weekly[74]
Myrtle Beach The Weekly Journal 1975[75] 1976[75] Weekly[75]
Myrtle Beach The Weekly Observer 1974[76] 1977[76] Weekly[76]
Orangeburg The Free Citizen 1874[77] 1876[77] Weekly[77]
Orangeburg Herald 1960s 1970s[78]
Orangeburg View South News 1979[79] ? Weekly[79]
  • Attested through at least 1983.[79]
Rock Hill The Rock Hill Messenger 1896[80] 1919[80] or 1921[81] Weekly[80]
Society Hill The Society Hill News 1910[82] 1911[82] Weekly[82]
Spartanburg Advance 1894[26] 1897[26]
Spartanburg Negro Index 1916[26] 1922[26]
Sumter The Defender 1903[83] 1913[83] Weekly[83]
Sumter The Peoples Informer 1936[84] 1941[84] Weekly[84]
Sumter
  • The Samaritan Herald
  • The Samaritan Herald And The Voice Of Job (1942–1950)[85]
 1909[86] 1950[85] Weekly[86]
Sumter Vindicator 1882[3] 1880s[3]
  • Published by Samuel J. Lee.[3]
Timmonsville The Watchman And Defender 1920[87] 1931[87] Weekly[87]
Union The Union Standard 1906[88] 1900s[88] Twice monthly[88]
Williamsburg County Republican 1873[66] 1870s[66]

See also

Works cited
  • Danky, James Philip; Hady, Maureen E., eds. (1998). African-American newspapers and periodicals : a national bibliography. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674007888.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Hemmingway, Theodore (1983). "South Carolina". In Suggs, Henry Lewis (ed.). The Black Press in the South, 1865–1979. ISBN 9780313222443.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Pride, Armistead Scott; Wilson, Clint C. (1997). A History of the Black Press. Howard University Press. ISBN 9780882581927.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Tindall, George Brown (2003). South Carolina Negroes, 1877-1900. University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 9781570034947.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

References
  1. Hemmingway 1983, p. 289.
  2. Pride & Wilson 1997, p. 77.
  3. Tindall 2003, p. 149.
  4. Hemmingway 1983, p. 290.
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  7. "About The Sea Island news. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1879-1888". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  8. Hemmingway 1983, p. 294.
  9. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 65, ¶ 664.
  10. "About The Carolina messenger. (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1974-1978". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  11. "About Community observer. (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1978-1981". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  12. "About Pee Dee educator. (Bennettsville, Marlborough Co., S.C.) 1890-1900". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  13. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 144, ¶ 1499.
  14. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 24, ¶ 239.
  15. "About The Afro-American citizen. [online resource] (Charleston, S.C.) 1899-1902". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  16. "About The Charleston chronicle. (Charleston, S.C.) 1971-1993". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  17. "About The chronicle. (Charleston, S.C.) 1993-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  18. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 152, ¶ 1575.
  19. "About The coastal times. (Charleston, S.C.) 1983-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  20. "About Charleston free press. (Charleston [S.C.]) 1871-1871". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  21. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 237, ¶ 2484.
  22. "About The Charleston herald. (Charleston, S.C.) 1952-1955". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  23. "About The Charleston inquirer. (Charleston, S.C.) 1963-1964". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  24. "About The Charleston journal. (Charleston, S.C.) 1866-186?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  25. "About Lighthouse and informer. (Charleston, S.C.) 1941-1954". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  26. Hemmingway 1983, p. 291.
  27. "About The Charleston lighthouse. (Charleston [S.C.]) 1939-1941". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  28. "About The Charleston messenger. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1894-1946". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  29. Hemmingway 1983, p. 293.
  30. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 370, ¶ 3857.
  31. "About The new citizen. (Charleston, S.C.) 1948-1952". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  32. "About The palmetto press. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1882-1885". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  33. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 523, ¶ 5471.
  34. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 95, ¶ 973.
  35. "About Black post. (Columbia, S.C.) 1977-198?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  36. "About Black news. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1977-1984". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  37. "About Black on news. (Columbia, S.C.) 1972-1977". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  38. "About Black on to the bone. (Columbia, S.C.) 1973-1973". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  39. "About Carolina Afro-weekly. (Columbia, S.C.) 1969-1974". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  40. "About Carolina panorama. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1978-????". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  41. "About The Carolina tribune. (Columbia, S.C.) 19??-????". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  42. "About The Christian soldier. (Columbia, S.C.) 1898-1900". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  43. "About Columbia's black news. (Columbia, S.C.) 1984-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  44. "About The Columbia dispatch. [volume] (Columbia, South Carolina) 195?-????". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  45. "About South Carolina independent. (Columbia, S.C.) 1955-1955". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  46. "About The light. (Columbia, S.C.) 1916-1928". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  47. "About The lighthouse. (Columbia, S.C.) 1963-1964". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  48. "About The South Carolina observer. (Columbia, S.C.) 1960-1960". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  49. "About The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  50. "About The palmetto post. (Columbia, S.C.) 1970-1971". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
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  52. "About The people's recorder. [online resource] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  53. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 460, ¶ 4794.
  54. "About The recorder-indicator. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-1931". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  55. "About SouthCarolinian. (Columbia, S.C.) 1987-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  56. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 528, ¶ 5508.
  57. "About The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  58. "About The southern sun. (Columbia, S.C.) 1902-1909". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  59. "About The Standard. (Columbia, S.C.) 1919-1927". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  60. "About Venture. (Columbia, S.C.) 1978-1979". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  61. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 169, ¶ 1768.
  62. "About The times. (Florence, S.C.) 1992-1997". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  63. "About Pee Dee times. (Florence, S.C.) 1987-1992". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  64. "About Georgetown advocate. (Georgetown, S.C.) 1902-1905". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  65. "About The Georgetown planet. [online resource] (Georgetown, S.C.) 1873-1875". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  66. Hemmingway 1983, p. 295.
  67. "About The Carolina news and guide. (Greenville, S.C.) 1963-1964". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  68. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 232, ¶ 2424.
  69. "About Focus news. (Greenville, S.C.) 1976-1981". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  70. "About Southern crusader. (Greenville, S.C.) 1942-194?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  71. "About The southern enterprise. [microfilm reel] (Greenville, S.C.) 1914-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  72. "About The times upstate. [volume] (Greenville, SC) 1995-????". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  73. "About The Williamsburg Republican. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1873-187?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  74. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 616, ¶ 6440.
  75. "About The Weekly journal. (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1975-1976". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  76. "About The weekly observer. (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) 1974-1977". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  77. "About The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  78. Hemmingway 1983, p. 303.
  79. "About View south news. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1979-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  80. Danky & Hady 1998, p. 495, ¶ 5170.
  81. "About The Rock Hill messenger. [volume] (Rock Hill, S.C.) 1896-1921". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  82. "About The Society Hill news. (Society Hill, S.C.) 1910-1911". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  83. "About The Defender. (Sumter, S.C.) 1903-1913". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  84. "About The peoples informer. (Sumter, S.C.) 1936-1941". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  85. "About The Samaritan herald and the voice of Job. ([Sumter, S.C.]) 1942-1950". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  86. "About The Samaritan herald. (Sumter, S.C.) 1909-1942". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  87. "About The watchman and defender. [volume] (Timmonsville, S.C.) 1920-1931". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  88. "About The Union standard. (Union, S.C.) 1906-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
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