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This list includes both current and historical newspapers. In the 19th century, Pennsylvania saw a level of publishing that rivaled New York, with 14 African American periodicals in circulation from 1838 to 1906. [1] Pennsylvania's first African American newspaper was The Mystery, published in Pittsburgh by Martin Robison Delany from 1843 to ...
The largest African-American community is in Atlanta, Georgia; followed by Washington, DC; Houston, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Miami, Florida; [1] [circular reference] and Detroit, Michigan. [2] About 80 percent of the city population is African-American. A quarter of Metro Detroit (Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties) are African-American.
Nesquehoning is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States.It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania.The population was 3,336 at the 2020 census. [4]Nesquehoning was established as a result of the anthracite coal mining industry.
The Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus is an American political organization composed of African Americans elected to the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
African Methodist Episcopal churches in Pennsylvania (9 P) African-American people in Pennsylvania politics (3 C, 20 P) Anti-black racism in Pennsylvania (11 P)
Sour Lake, Texas: A mob of 500 white men opened fire on blacks and chased them out of Sour Lake after a brakeman was shot dead by a black man. [16] October 1905 and January 1909 Harrison, Arkansas: Race riots in 1905 and 1909 resulted in the expulsion of Harrison's black residents. [17] August 24, 1906 Cotter, Arkansas [18] 1908 Marshall County ...
Chief among them was Edward P. McCabe, who envisioned so large a number of African-Americans settling in the territory that it would become a Black-governed state. In Texas, 357 such "freedom colonies" have been located and verified.
Hay field on PA-258 According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 19.6 square miles (51 km 2 ), of which 19.2 square miles (50 km 2 ) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km 2 ) (2.04%) is water.