''The Atlanta Inquirer'' was founded on July 31, 1960 by Jesse Hill,

Herman J. Russell Herman Jerome Russell (December 23, 1930 – November 15, 2014) was an entrepreneur and influential figure in Atlanta, Georgia. Business career Russell served as the first African American member of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. He founded H. ...

, and various students of the

Atlanta Student Movement The Atlanta Student Movement was formed in February 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia by students of the campuses Atlanta University Center (AUC). It was led by the Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights (COAHR) and was part of the Civil Rights Mov ...

including

Julian Bond Horace Julian Bond (January 14, 1940 – August 15, 2015) was an American social activist, leader of the civil rights movement, politician, professor, and writer. While he was a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, during the ea ...

Charlayne Hunter-Gault Alberta Charlayne Hunter-Gault (born February 27, 1942) is an American civil rights activist, journalist and former foreign correspondent for National Public Radio, CNN, and the Public Broadcasting Service. Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes ...

Lonnie King Lonnie C. King Jr. (August 30, 1936 – March 5, 2019) was an American civil rights leader. Beginning in 1960, he launched the Atlanta Student Movement, wrote the An Appeal for Human Rights, Appeal for Human Rights, and subsequently started the C ...

, and many other students in the

Atlanta University Center The Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUC Consortium) is a collaboration between four historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in southwest Atlanta, Georgia: Clark Atlanta University, Spelman College, Morehouse College, and the Mo ...

. It was the second black newspaper published in Atlanta.

M. Carl Holman M. Carl Holman (June 27, 1919 – August 9, 1988) was an American author, poet, playwright, and civil rights advocate who was born in Minter City, Mississippi and died in Washington, D.C. One of his noted works is ''The Baptizin''‘ (1971). In 19 ...

, a professor at Clark College, became the editor of the newspaper after the first issue, which had been edited by Bill Strong. The paper was a radical response to the conservative ''

Atlanta Daily World The ''Atlanta Daily World'' is the oldest black newspaper in Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 1928. Currently owned by Real Times Inc., it publishes daily online. It was "one of the earliest and most influential black newspapers." History Establ ...

'' which was the first black newspaper in Atlanta.''The Inquirer'' reported on black leadership in the civil rights movement in Atlanta. After being bought by the family of a longtime employee of the paper, John B. Smith Sr., he became the publisher, editor, and chief executive officer of the newspaper until his death in 2017. The Atlanta Inquirer is also a member of the

National Newspaper Association The National Newspaper Association (NNA) is a Pensacola, Florida–based non-profit newspaper trade association founded in 1885. A historical marker commemorates its history.https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=46972 It published the ''National Printer - ...

where John B. Smith Sr. was the chairman.

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