Expansion of the Black Press: Chicago Defender and Pittsburgh Courier (1905–1940)

1. Chicago Defender founded in Chicago

   May 5, 1905Labels: Robert S, Chicago Defender

   • Chicago Defender
   • Britannica

2. Pittsburgh Courier incorporated as a newspaper

   May 10, 1910Labels: Pittsburgh Courier

   • Pittsburgh Courier
   • Robert L Vann
   • LOC Record

3. Robert Lee Vann becomes Courier editor

   Oct 1, 1910Labels: Robert Lee, Pittsburgh Courier

   • Pittsburgh Courier
   • Robert L Vann
   • PBS Black Press

4. Defender helps build a Southern readership

   Jan 1, 1916Labels: Chicago Defender, Southern readership

   • NIU Illinois
   • Chicago Defender

5. Defender launches “Farewell, Dixie Land” campaign

   Oct 7, 1916Labels: Chicago Defender, Farewell Dixie

   • Chicagology
   • NIU Illinois

6. Defender promotes the “Great Northern Drive”

   May 15, 1917Labels: Chicago Defender, Great Northern

   • Chicago Defender
   • NIU Illinois
   • Emmett Scott

7. Associated Negro Press founded in Chicago

   Mar 2, 1919Labels: Associated Negro, Claude Barnett

   • ANP
   • Zinn Project

8. Black press boosts Negro National League visibility

   Feb 13, 1920Labels: Negro National, Black sports

   • Baseball HOF
   • SABR

9. Bud Billiken Club created by the Defender

   Jan 1, 1923Labels: Bud Billiken, Chicago Defender

   • Bud Billiken
   • Defender History

10. Courier expands into multi-edition national distribution

    Jan 1, 1928Labels: Pittsburgh Courier

    • Pittsburgh Courier
    • PBS Black Press

11. Bud Billiken Parade begins in Chicago

    Aug 1, 1929Labels: Bud Billiken, Chicago Defender

    • Britannica
    • Bud Parade

12. Courier becomes largest Black weekly by late 1930s

    Jan 1, 1938Labels: Pittsburgh Courier

    • Pittsburgh Courier
    • Real Times
    • PBS Black Press

13. Robert S. Abbott dies; Defender leadership transitions

    Feb 29, 1940Labels: Robert S, Chicago Defender

    • Britannica
    • Defender

14. Robert Lee Vann dies; Courier leadership changes

    Oct 24, 1940Labels: Robert Lee, Pittsburgh Courier

    • PBS Black Press
    • Robert L Vann