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Blair.[17]Gallatin The Major19051914Twice monthly[18]Attested from at least 1906.[18]Jackson Afro-American SentinelThe Afro-American Sentinel[20]18901890WeeklyJackson Afro-American Standard19031906Jackson Community Focus19851987WeeklyEdited by Martha Robinson.Jackson Gazette19101912Jackson The Jackson Headlight1899 or 1900[22]1900WeeklyJackson The Metro Forum1989?WeeklyEdited by Bill Marable. Published by Bobby Lee.Attested through at least 1993.Jackson News19061907Knoxville Knoxville Bulletin1881[25]?Knoxville Knoxville Crusader1963?WeeklyKnoxville The East Tennessee News1906 or 1908?1948WeeklyPublished by Webster L. Porter.Knoxville The Enlightener1989[28]1990s[28]Weekly[28]Knoxville Enquirer1939?1939?Knoxville The Knoxville Examiner1982[30]?Biweekly[30]Knoxville The Examiner1878[25]1878Knoxville The Knoxville Express1982[31]1982[31]Biweekly[31]Edited by R.J. Booker.[31]Knoxville Flashlight Herald19311963Knoxville Gleaner18911900Founded by printer and attorney James Leonard Smith.[32]Knoxville Herald19271935Knoxville Independent Call19521961Knoxville Keyana19741974WeeklyKnoxville The Keyana Spectrum1974[34]1975Weekly[34]Knoxville Messenger19081910Knoxville Monitor19441954Knoxville 1887 or 1888[38]1895 or 1892Biweekly or weekly[36]LCCN\u00a0sn83025748, sn83025753, sn83025767, 2013254339, 2013254338OCLC\u00a0846503914, 846496571, 2753698, 2775113, 2775150, 7263300, 9773383, 9773422, 9773722Published by Patterson Brothers & Co.Knoxville New South18871895Knoxville Public Guide19341938Knoxville Review19041910Knoxville The Righteous Tribe1973[40]?[40]Biweekly[40]Knoxville The Knoxville Spectrum1974[41] or 19751975[41]Weekly[41]Knoxville Times19641966Knoxville Voice19491949Liberty Afro-American18991902Maryville 18791882Maryville The Maryville Monitor1872[42]1874[42]Monthly newspaper[42]Published by W.B. Scott & Co.[42]Maryville 18671878 or 1877WeeklyMemphis African American Voice1994??Monthly newspaperMemphis Afro-American18951895Memphis Bluff City NewsThe Bluff City News1902 or 1903[47] or 1904?1920Weekly[47]Memphis Colored Citizen19001921Memphis Dublin Weekly Bulletin19201922Memphis The Greater Memphis & Mid-South Silver Star News1980s[49]1998[49]Weekly[49]Memphis Head and Hand1902?1902?Memphis Headlight18861888Memphis 18881892[50]Memphis Index19231936Memphis The Jerusalem Chronicle1990currentMonthlyMemphis Journal19361938Memphis Mid-South Express19791980s[54]Weekly[54]Published by M. Latroy A. Williams Publishing Co.[54]Memphis The Mid-South Tribune1996[55]Weekly[55]Memphis Mid-Weekly Progress19051910Memphis The Moon Illustrated Weekly1905 or 19061906WeeklyMemphis The New Tri-State Defender1961[57]1967[57]Weekly[57]Memphis Outlook19021906 + 1920sMemphis Record19201922Memphis Scimitar18981900Memphis The Memphis Sentinel1940[59]1900s[59]Weekly[59]Memphis Signal19011916Memphis The Memphis Silver Star News1980s[60]1989[60]Weekly[60]Memphis Star Times19541957Memphis Sun19131913Memphis Times19181937Memphis The Times-Herald1959[61]1900s[61]Weekly[61]Memphis 1951currentWeeklyMemphis The Tri-state Tribune1920s[64] or 19301932Weekly[64]Memphis Memphis Triangle1920s[65] or 19301932Weekly[65]Billed as the “[l]argest circulated Negro weekly newspaper in the Mid-South.”[65]Memphis Memphis Watchman1884?1889?WeeklyEdited by J. Thomas Turner.Memphis Weekly Planet18721872WeeklyMemphis Memphis World19311972Twice weekly or weekly[68]Morristown Reporter19201921Murfreesboro The Murfreesboro News1954 or 19561966Monthly newspaperMurfreesboro The Murfreesboro Union1920[71]1900s[71][71]Attested through at least 1939.[71]Nashville 780 Countdown19621964Nashville The Block Bulletin1947 or 19501950s[73]Monthly newspaperPublished by Solid Block. Edited by George W. Harvey.Nashville Capitol City Defender[75]Capital City Defender1963[75]1965Twice monthly[75]Published by H.C. Savage.[75]Nashville Citizen18931905Nashville The City Examiner1960 or 19621962?WeeklyPublished and edited by Mrs. W.A. Mason.Nashville Nashville Clarion1896 or 19021937WeeklyAttested through at least 1931.Nashville The Colored Tennessean1865[78]1866[78] or 1867Weekly[78]First African-American newspaper in Tennessee, first published April 29, 1865.Founded by William B. Scott.Nashville The Nashville Commentator19481971WeeklyNashville Corner Stone18811892Nashville The Nashville Defender19381943WeeklyNashville The Ebony Gazette19751976WeeklyEdited by Norman G. Simons.Nashville Emigration Herald18791879Nashville Free Lance18851887Nashville Nashville Globe And Independent[84]The Nashville Globe and Independent1930s[84]1960WeeklyFormed by the merger of the Nashville Globe and Nashville Independent.[84]Nashville The Nashville Globe1906[86]1930s[86]Weekly[86]Nashville The Herald Examiner19761976Biweekly or irregular[88]Published by Robert J. Sye.Nashville Herald and Pilot18791879Nashville Independence News1972?BiweeklyPublished by the Nashville Urban League.Nashville Nashville Independent1929 or 19311938WeeklyMerged with Nashville Globe to become the Nashville Globe and Independent.[91]Nashville Metropolitan19791979Nashville Metropolitan Times19801997[92]WeeklyPublished by Latham Communications, Inc. Edited by Bruce Honick.[92]Nashville Metropolitan Weekly1980[94]1980s[94]Irregular[94]Nashville The Mid-State Observer19781970sWeekly or irregular[96]Published by The Eagle Press. Edited by Lou Taylor.Nashville Neighborhood Times1959[97]1962[97]Monthly newspaper (two summer months combined)[97]Nashville News19141918Nashville Nashville News-Star1960[98]1961Weekly[98]Nashville Palladium18831909Nashville Nashville P.R.I.D.ENashville Pride[100]1988[100]currentWeeklyNashville The Nashville Sun1950?WeeklyPublished by Central Southern Publishing Co., Inc. Edited by L.D. Williams (1950) and W.N. Daniel (1951).Nashville 1865[104] or 18661867 or 1866[104]WeeklyPublished by Scott, Waring and Co. Edited by W.B. Scott.Nashville The Tennessee Star18861891WeeklyEdited by George T. 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