Chicago Defender Marks 120 Years as a Voice for Black America

Today, May 5, is the 120th birthday of The Chicago Defender, the newspaper which played a significant role in transforming Black America.
And it all began with 25 cents, a kitchen table, and an idea.
Robert S. Abbott started The Chicago Defender on May 5, 1905, with little but determination and grit. From the small kitchen in his land-lord’s flat, Abbott produced four pages of clippings and local copy in the form of a four-page broadsheet. The initial print run was 300 copies.
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