Detroit Plaindealer
Detroit Plaindealer newspaper founders
Formatbroadsheet
Founder(s)Benjamin Pelham,
Robert Pelham Jr.,
Walter H. Stowers,
William H. Anderson
Staff writersMeta E. Pelham
Active dates1883–1894
HeadquartersDetroit, Michigan, U.S.
OCLC number9975654

Detroit Plaindealer (1883–1894) also known as simply The Plaindealer, was an American newspaper that served the Black community and was published in Detroit.[1] Since 2020, the former newspaper publishing building has a historical marker at 1114 Washington Boulevard in the Capitol Park district in Detroit.[1]

History

The newspaper was founded by brothers Benjamin Pelham and Robert Pelham Jr., Walter H. Stowers, and William H. Anderson; and was advertised as "Detroit’s first Afro-American newspaper".[1][2][3] Its news reporting included abolitionist activities. It served the African American communities throughout the midwest.[2][4] It opened doors for expanding and connecting African American businesspeople, politicians, government service workers and civil rights leaders within the Detroit community.[2] Meta E. Pelham worked as a reporter for the newspaper.[5] In 1892, the newspaper was published in both Detroit and in Cincinnati, Ohio.[6]

The Detroit Plaindealer closed in 1894 after financial struggles.[1] The Afro-American Press and Its Editors (1891) book includes a profile on the newspaper and its employees.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Wright, Kyla L. (October 16, 2020). "Detroit's first Black newspaper receives overdue historical marker". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Jordan, Jamon (February 21, 2022). "The Black Press Matters". The Michigan Chronicle. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ Gatewood, Willard B. (1990). Aristocrats of Color: the Black Elite 1880-1920 (p). University of Arkansas Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-61075-025-7.
  4. ↑ Ashlee, Laura R. (2005). Traveling Through Time: A Guide to Michigan's Historical Markers. University of Michigan Press. p. 463. ISBN 978-0-472-03066-8.
  5. ↑ Penn, Irvine Garland (1891). The Afro-American Press and Its Editors. Willey & Company. pp. 158–164, 419. ISBN 978-0-598-58268-3.
  6. ↑ "The plaindealer. [online resource] (Detroit, Mich.) 1883–1895". Chronicling America. Library of Congress.
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