Edward Elder Cooper

Edward Elder Cooper (1859–1908) was an American newspaper publisher. He was a prominent early black publisher in the United States.

He was born into slavery on June 10, 1859, in Duval County, Florida. Cooper was the publisher of the Indianapolis Freeman, starting in July 1888, then sold it in 1892.

Cooper then launched The Colored American in Washington, D.C. starting in 1893. Cooper allied the newspaper with Booker T. Washington, Mary Church Terrell, and generally with the Republican Party. He was a member of the National Negro Business League. The newspaper fell into debt and shut down in 1904.

He died at the age of 49 on July 9, 1908.

References

1 2 Gatewood, W. B. (1 June 1978). "Edward E. Cooper, Black Journalist". Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. 55 (2): 269–324. doi:10.1177/107769907805500207. S2CID 145061486.
↑ Taylor, Jr., Robert M. (1994). "Indianapolis Freeman". In David J. Bodenhamer (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Robert Graham Barrows. Indiana UP. p. 781. ISBN 9780253312228. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
↑ Ratzlaff, Aleen J. (2009). "Illustrated African American Journalism: Political Cartooning in the Indianapolis Freeman". In Sachsman, David B. (ed.). Seeking a voice: images of race and gender in the 19th century press. S. Kittrell Rushing, Roy Morris, Jr. West Lafayette: Purdue UP. pp. 131–140. ISBN 9781557535054.
↑ Washington, Booker T.; Harlan, Louis R. (1977). Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 6: 1901-2. Assistant Editor, Barbara S. Kraft. University of Illinois Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-252-00650-0.
↑ "About The colored American. (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??". Library of Congress.

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[Gatewood_1978-1] 1 2 Gatewood, W. B. (1 June 1978). "Edward E. Cooper, Black Journalist". Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. 55 (2): 269–324. doi:10.1177/107769907805500207. S2CID 145061486.

[BodenhamerBarrows1994-2] Taylor, Jr., Robert M. (1994). "Indianapolis Freeman". In David J. Bodenhamer (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Robert Graham Barrows. Indiana UP. p. 781. ISBN 9780253312228. Retrieved 5 April 2012.

[3] Ratzlaff, Aleen J. (2009). "Illustrated African American Journalism: Political Cartooning in the Indianapolis Freeman". In Sachsman, David B. (ed.). Seeking a voice: images of race and gender in the 19th century press. S. Kittrell Rushing, Roy Morris, Jr. West Lafayette: Purdue UP. pp. 131–140. ISBN 9781557535054.

[4] Washington, Booker T.; Harlan, Louis R. (1977). Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 6: 1901-2. Assistant Editor, Barbara S. Kraft. University of Illinois Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-252-00650-0.

[chron-5] "About The colored American. (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??". Library of Congress.