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.[1] Cooper was the publisher of the Indianapolis Freeman, starting in July 1888, then sold it in 1892.[2]

Cooper then launched The Colored American in Washington, D.C. starting in 1893.[3] 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.[4] The newspaper fell into debt and shut down in 1904.[5]

He died at the age of 49 on July 9, 1908.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  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.
  5. ^ "About The colored American. (Washington, D.C.) 1893-19??". Library of Congress.


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