Louisville Leader
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | I. Willis Cole, Rosa Cole |
| Publisher | I. Willis Cole, Rosa Cole |
| Founded | November, 1917[1][2] |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | September, 1950[2] |
| Headquarters | 930 West Walnut Street (now West Muhammad Ali Boulevard) Louisville, Kentucky |
The Louisville Leader was a weekly newspaper published in Louisville, Kentucky.
History
The Louisville Leader was a weekly African American newspaper founded by I. Willis Cole in November 1917.[2] By the 1930s, Cole employed twenty people and had a circulation reaching 20,000.[2]
Cole died in February 1950 and his wife tried to continue to publish the newspaper until it eventually stopped that September.[2]
In 1954, the Louisville Defender had called the Leader "one of the largest Negro newspaper organizations" in Louisville.[2] 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
- ↑ I. Willis Cole. Louisville, KY: The Courier-Journal and Louisville Times Co. February 17, 2009. p. B3. Unknown parameter
|unused_data=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 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.
External links
Louisville Leader Collection from the University of Louisville Archives & Records Center