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across the United States, often with more original reporting than other newspapers, which frequently copied one another. Prominent black journalists contributed to the
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The paper took editorial positions in favor of expanded rights and better conditions for blacks, and generally supported
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This article is about the Washington, D.C. newspaper. For the New York newspaper that started publication in 1836, see
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The weekly publication promoted itself as "A National Negro Newspaper." It had stories on the achievements of
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This article is about the newspaper. For the magazine that started publication in 1900, see
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Newspapers founded in Washington, D.C. during the 18th- and 19th-centuries
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English: The Colored American - Vol. XI, No. 22 - October 29, 1904
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Partly because of debts, the publication ceased in November 1904.
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gave financial support and wrote a column for the paper.
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National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame
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The Colored American (New York City)
The Colored American Magazine

Weekly newspaper
Tabloid
Washington, D.C.
Edward Elder Cooper
John Edward Bruce
Richard W. Thompson
African Americans
Republicans
Booker T. Washington
Civil rights
Mary Church Terrell
The Rights of All
Freedom's Journal
Newspapers founded in Washington, D.C. during the 18th- and 19th-centuries

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"About The colored American. (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??"
Library of Congress
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