The Louisville Leader was a weekly newspaper published in Louisville, Kentucky, from 1917 to 1950.

History

The Louisville Leader was a weekly African American newspaper founded by I. Willis Cole in November 1917.^[1] By the 1930s, Cole employed twenty people and had a circulation reaching 20,000.^[1]

Cole died in February 1950 and his wife tried to continue to publish the newspaper until it eventually stopped that September.^[1]

In 1954, the Louisville Defender had called the Leader "one of the largest Negro newspaper organizations" in Louisville.^[1] View Jefferson County Sunday School Association for examples of how important this newspaper was in connecting various organizations and keeping everyone aware of local civil rights activities.

See also

• History of Louisville, Kentucky

References

External links

• Louisville Leader Collection from the University of Louisville Archives & Records Center

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