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| name = Louisville Leader |
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| type = [[Weekly newspaper]] |
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| foundation = November |
| foundation = November 1917<ref>{{cite book | author=John E. Kleber |title=The Encyclopedia of Louisville | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=pXbYITw4ZesC&pg=PA557 | page=557 | isbn=0813121000|year=2001|publisher=University Press of Kentucky }} |
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</ref><ref name=Kentucky>{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=8eFSK4o--M0C&pg=PA583 | title = The Kentucky Encyclopedia | page = 583 | access-date = 2009-03-16 |author1=Kleber, John E. |author2=Harrison, Lowell H. |author3=Clark, Thomas Dionysius | publisher = University Press of Kentucky | date = 1992 | isbn = 0-8131-1772-0 }}</ref> |
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| ceased publication = September, 1950<ref name = Kentucky/> |
| ceased publication = September, 1950<ref name = Kentucky/> |
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| owners = I. Willis Cole, Rosa Cole |
| owners = I. Willis Cole, Rosa Cole |
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| publisher = I. Willis Cole, Rosa Cole |
| publisher = I. Willis Cole, Rosa Cole |
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| editor = I. Willis Cole<ref name=Kentucky/> |
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| language = English |
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The '''''Louisville Leader''''' was a weekly newspaper published in [[Louisville, Kentucky]], from 1917 to 1950. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The ''Louisville Leader'' was a weekly African American newspaper founded by I. Willis Cole in November 1917.<ref name = Kentucky/> By the 1930s, Cole employed twenty people and had a circulation reaching 20,000.<ref name = Kentucky/> |
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Cole died in February 1950 and his wife tried to continue to publish the newspaper until it eventually stopped that September.<ref name = Kentucky/> |
Cole died in February 1950 and his wife tried to continue to publish the newspaper until it eventually stopped that September.<ref name = Kentucky/> |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [https://digital.library.louisville.edu/collections/ulua_leader Louisville Leader Collection] from the [[University of Louisville]] Archives & Records Center |
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
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| Owner(s) | I. Willis Cole, Rosa Cole |
| Publisher | I. Willis Cole, Rosa Cole |
| Editor | I. Willis Cole[1] |
| Founded | November 1917[2][1] |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | September, 1950[1] |
| Headquarters | 930 West Walnut Street (now West Muhammad Ali Boulevard) Louisville, Kentucky |
The Louisville Leader was a weekly newspaper published in Louisville, Kentucky, from 1917 to 1950.
The Louisville Leader was a weekly African American newspaper founded by I. Willis Cole in November 1917.[1] By the 1930s, Cole employed twenty people and had a circulation reaching 20,000.[1]
Cole died in February 1950 and his wife tried to continue to publish the newspaper until it eventually stopped that September.[1]
In 1954, the Louisville Defender had called the Leader "one of the largest Negro newspaper organizations" in Louisville.[1] 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.
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