Description
Our double-sided Historic Black Press Mugs feature Black owned & operated newspapers Pre & Post-Civil War. More than 20 Black newspapers were published in the U.S. before the Civil War. & between the end of the Civil War & the turn of the century, over 500 Black newspapers began publication. The Chicago Defender, was the first black newspaper to have a circulation over 100,000, the first to have a health column, & the first to have a full page of comic strips. During World War I The Chicago Defender waged its most aggressive (and successful) campaign in support of "The Great Migration" movement. Front of mug: The Hist. Black Press Est. 1827 ROBERT S. ABBOTT, Founder, Editor & Publisher in 1905 JOHN H. SENGSTACKE, Editor & Publisher in 1940 Back of mug: Headlines from The Chicago Defender Newspaper ... Care: Hand wash only, NOT Microwave Safe Due to the rustic nature of camp mugs, you may see small imperfections such as dents, bubbles + other rustic features. Hist. Black Newspaper The Chicago Defender Mug
