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| Type | Weeklynewspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Julius F. Taylor |
| Founded | 1895; 130 years ago (1895) |
| Ceased publication | 1931; 94 years ago (1931) |
| City | Salt Lake City, Utah (originally) Chicago, Illinois (from 1899) |
| Country | United States |
| ISSN | 2163-7202 |
The Broad Ax (1895–1931) was a weekly newspaper that began publication on August 31, 1895, originally inSalt Lake City byJulius F. Taylor. After a series of conflicts with theLatter Day Saints, Taylor relocated the newspaper toChicago in 1899.[1][2]The Broad Ax has been described as "the most controversial black newspaper in Chicago in the late nineteenth century," in some ways due to its criticism ofBooker T. Washington[3] andTuskegee Institute. The paper coveredAfrican American cinema.[4]
The last known surviving issue ofThe Broad Ax is dated September 10, 1927, but an obituary for Taylor published inThe Chicago Defender states that the newspaper ceased publication in 1931.[5]
Issues for years 1895–1922 have been digitized and are available for free online atChronicling America and the University of Illinois Library'sIllinois Digital Newspaper Collections.[citation needed]
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