''The Rising Son'' (1896–1918) was a weekly newspaper published in

Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by List of cities in Missouri, population and area. The city lies within Jackson County, Missouri, Jackson, Clay County, Missouri, Clay, and Pl ...

. It served African Americans and covered local and national news. Lewis Wood edited it. It was purchased from Henry R. Graham by William T. Washington, a newspaperman with political aspirations, who used it to promote his career and an intense rivalry with Nelson C. Crews' '' Kansas City Sun'' newspaper developed.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rising Sun Defunct newspapers published in Missouri Defunct weekly newspapers Newspapers established in 1896 Publications disestablished in 1918 Mass media in the Kansas City metropolitan area