Louisville Leader

The Louisville Leader
Type Weekly newspaper
Owner(s) I. Willis Cole, Rosa Cole
Publisher I. Willis Cole, Rosa Cole
Editor I. Willis Cole[1]
Founded November 1917[2][1]
Language English
Ceased publication September, 1950[1]
Headquarters 930 West Walnut Street (now West Muhammad Ali Boulevard) Louisville, Kentucky

The Louisville Leader was a weekly newspaper published in Louisville, Kentucky, from 1917 to 1950.

History

The Louisville Leader was a weekly African American newspaper founded by I. Willis Cole in November 1917.[1] By the 1930s, Cole employed twenty people and had a circulation reaching 20,000.[1]

Cole died in February 1950 and his wife tried to continue to publish the newspaper until it eventually stopped that September.[1]

In 1954, the Louisville Defender had called the Leader "one of the largest Negro newspaper organizations" in Louisville.[1] View Jefferson County Sunday School Association for examples of how important this newspaper was in connecting various organizations and keeping everyone aware of local civil rights activities.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kleber, John E.; Harrison, Lowell H.; Clark, Thomas Dionysius (1992). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. p. 583. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  2. ↑ John E. Kleber. The Encyclopedia of Louisville. p. 557. ISBN 0813121000.


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