New National Era
Lewis H. Douglass (1873–1874) | |
Associate editor | Richard Theodore Greener |
---|---|
Political alignment | Late 19th c. Republican |
Relaunched | 1870 |
City | Washington, D.C. |
Readership | National |
Website | https://www.loc.gov/item/sn84026753/ |
Free online archives | Library of Congress |
New National Era (1870–1874) was an African American newspaper, published in Washington, D.C., during the
Reconstruction Era in the decade after the American Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation.[1] Originally known as the New Era, the pioneering abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass renamed it in 1870 when he became the newspaper's publisher and editor.[2]
The first issue under Douglas was published on January 13, 1870, and was largely devoted to coverage of the
Thomas W. Cardozo wrote pseudonymous accounts of his experience in government in Reconstruction-era Mississippi under the name "Civis."[3] Richard Theodore Greener, who had been Harvard College's first Black graduate in 1870, was hired in 1873 as associate editor.[4] Described as a "well conducted" newspaper, aimed at addressing the issues of the black community in D.C., the New National Era focused on issues of Reconstruction, Republican politics of the day, and Black Washington, D.C.[5][6][7]
In 1872, Douglass stepped down as editor, and his son
Richard T. Greener and John A. Cook succeeded him, and the newspaper’s name changed again, this time evolving into the New National Era and Citizen.[8][9]
Archives
- The New York Heritage Digital Collections
- The Library of Congress
See also
- Newspapers founded in Washington, D.C., during the 18th- and 19th-centuries
- Frederick Douglass
References
- ^ "New National Era (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ "New National Era | New York Heritage". nyheritage.org.
- JSTOR 2207949.
- ^ Simmons, William J., and Henry McNeal Turner, Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising, GM Rewell & Company, 1887, pp. 327–335.
- ^ The Rising Son: Or, The Antecedents and Advancement of the Colored Race. A. G. Brown. 1874-01-01.
- ^ "The New National Era". Readex.
- JSTOR 24589014.
- ^ "New national era". Library of Congress.
- ISBN 9781421423302– via Google Books.