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Title:
The Afro-American. [volume] : (Baltimore [Md.]) 1915-current
Alternative Titles:
  • Afro
  • Baltimore Afro-American
  • Washington Afro-American & Washington tribune
Place of publication:
Baltimore [Md.]
Geographic coverage:
  • Baltimore, Maryland  |  View more titles from this: City State
Publisher:
Afro-American Co.
Dates of publication:
1915-current
Description:
  • Vol. 24, no. 16 (Dec. 11, 1915)-
Frequency:
Weekly
Language:
  • English
Subjects:
  • African Americans--Newspapers.
  • African Americans.--fast--(OCoLC)fst00799558
  • Baltimore (Md.)--Newspapers.
  • Maryland--Baltimore.--fast--(OCoLC)fst01204292
Notes:
  • Afro magazine appears, <1928>-1973.
  • Also issued by subscription via the World Wide Web.
  • Also issued on microfilm from the Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service.
  • Issues for <June 20/26, 2015-> have titles in identification statement: Baltimore Afro-American; The Washington Afro-American & Washington tribune.
  • Latest issue consulted: Volume 124, no. 7 (September 19, 2015-September 25, 2015).
  • Microfilm available from Recordak. Selected articles available in online version: Afro-American (Baltimore, Md. : 1915 : Online).
  • Other editions: Afro-American (Baltimore, Md. : Harlem ed.), <Jan. 25-Aug. 29, 1936>; New Jersey Afro American, Mar. 15, 1941-<1991>; Afro-American (Baltimore, Md. : National ed.), Mar. 29, 1947-<Dec. 1996?>; Afro-American (Baltimore, Md. : South Carolina-North Carolina ed.), 1954-<Sept. 23, 1978>; Afro-American (National-New England ed.), <Aug. 26, 1978>.
  • Philadelphia, Pa. editions: Afro-American (Philadelphia, Pa. : 1934), <Dec. 8, 1934>-Aug. 21, 1937; Philadelphia Afro-American, Aug. 28, 1937-Nov. 13, 1965; Afro-American (Baltimore, Md. : 1965 : Philadelphia ed.), Nov. 20, 1965-<Aug. 17, 1985>
  • Richmond, Va. editions: Afro-American and the Richmond planet, June 4, 1938-May 6, 1939; Richmond Afro-American and Richmond planet (Richmond, Va. : 1939), May 13-20, 1939; Richmond Afro-American, May 27, 1939-Nov. 8, 1941; Richmond Afro-American and Richmond planet (Richmond, Va. : 1941), Nov. 15, 1941-Feb. 8/14, 1996.
  • Special Washington, D.C. editions: Afro-American (Washington, D.C. : Washington ed.), Aug. 22, 1936-July 31, 1937; Washington Afro American (Washington, D.C.), Aug. 7, 1937-May 9, 1964; Washington Afro-American and the Washington tribune (Washington, D.C. : Blue Star ed.), May 16, 1964-Feb. 18, 1984; Washington Afro-American and the Washington tribune (Washington, D.C. : Capital ed.), Feb. 25, 1984-<June 6/12, 2015>
  • Washington, D.C. editions: Afro-American (Baltimore, Md. : Capital ed.), <Apr. 4, 1931-Aug. 15, 1936>; Washington Afro-American (Washington, D.C. : Red Star ed.), <Aug. 1937>-May 5, 1964; Washington Afro-American and the Washington tribune (Washington, D.C. : Red Star ed.), May 12, 1964-Feb. 2, 1988; Afro-American (Washington, D.C. : 1988 : Red Star ed.), Feb. 9-Aug. 30, 1988.
  • With issue for June 13/19 or June 20/26, 2015, absorbed: Washington Afro-American and the Washington tribune (Washington, D.C. : Capital ed.). Separate sections contain news for Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
LCCN:
sn 83045829
OCLC:
7642696
ISSN:
2473-5973
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