The Mississippi Enterprise

The Mississippi Enterprise was one of two African American newspapers in Jackson, Mississippi. Arrington High worked at the paper.[2] Publication years include 1939 - 1980.[3] The paper covered lynchings and murders of African Americans. It advocated for African Americans to support African American businesses in Mound Bayou, Mississippi,[3] a historically African American community founded by freed slaves. The Library of Congress has an archive of the paper.[4]

The Mississippi Enterprise
TypeWeekly[1]
PublisherWillie J. Miller[1]
Launched1938[1]
CityJackson
OCLC number15339733
Free online archivesChronicling America

It was one of five African American newspapers in Mississippi in the 1950s.[5]

See also

References

  1. "About The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  2. Beito, David T.; Beito, Linda Royster (August 26, 2009). Black Maverick: T.R.M. Howard's Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252034206 via Google Books.
  3. Thompson, Julius Eric (August 26, 2001). Black Life in Mississippi: Essays on Political, Social, and Cultural Studies in a Deep South State. University Press of America. ISBN 9780761819226 via Google Books.
  4. National Endowment for the Humanities. "The Mississippi enterprise" via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
  5. Houck, Davis W.; Grindy, Matthew A. (November 7, 2008). Emmett Till and the Mississippi Press. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781604733044 via Google Books.
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