High Cotton High Cotton was the debut novel of Indianapolis native and acclaimed critic Darryl Pinckney, son of former Indianapolis Naacp president Aurelius Dewey Pinckney. Published in 1992 and a winner of… Read More »High Cotton
Indianapolis Colored World Begun in 1883 by Edward E. Cooper and Edwin F. Horn, this African American newspaper, initially Republican, soon became one of the outstanding publications of its kind. Under Levi E.… Read More »Indianapolis Colored World
Indianapolis Freeman Edward E. Cooper, formerly with the Indianapolis World, launched the Freeman in 1888. He claimed it to be the only illustrated African American journal and poured large sums into making… Read More »Indianapolis Freeman
Indianapolis Leader Benjamin D. Bagby and Company began publishing what is purported to be the first Black Indianapolis newspaper in August 1879. The four-page weekly was distributed on Saturdays and cost five… Read More »Indianapolis Leader
The Indianapolis Recorder The Indianapolis Recorder is a weekly newspaper that has been published since 1895. It is the nation’s fourth-oldest surviving African American newspaper, and the longest continuously operated Black publication in… Read More »The Indianapolis Recorder
