''The Atlanta Independent'' was an
African American
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weekly newspaper
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published in
Atlanta, Georgia
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, from 1903 to 1928. It was one of the first
African American newspapers
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in Atlanta. A
Republican newspaper, it was started by Benjamin J. Davis, father of the
civil rights activist
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Benjamin J. Davis Jr.
References
External links
Free issues of the ''Atlanta Independent'' from the Google News Archive
Defunct African-American newspapers
Newspapers published in Atlanta
Defunct newspapers published in Georgia (U.S. state)
African-American history of Georgia (U.S. state)
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