The Circuit was an African American newspaper published in Catlett, Virginia, from 1937[1] until 1954.[2] It was described as "Virginia's only colored paper north of Richmond."[1] The Circuit was important to the African American communities in northern Virginia during the Jim Crow era.[3]
Type | Monthly |
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Founder(s) |
|
Publisher | Negro Journal Association of Northern Virginia |
President | W. H. Lewis |
Editor | Joseph C. Hackett |
Associate editor | J. H. Anderson |
Founded | 1937 |
Language | English |
Ceased publication | 1954 |
Headquarters | Catlett, Virginia |
Circulation | 1,200 |
OCLC number | 40901521 |
As of November 2013[update], only ten issues are known to still exist in archives, five at the Library of Virginia[4] and six at the archives of the Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County (AAHAFC) in The Plains, Virginia.[5] Information published in those available copies was important in documenting the historic nature of some African-American communities such as the Ashville Historic District.[6]
Surviving issues | |
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Date | Held by |
1940 Feb | Library of Virginia |
1940 Mar | Library of Virginia |
1942 Dec | Library of Virginia |
1943 May | AAHAFC |
1945 May | Library of Virginia |
1945 Aug | AAHAFC |
1946 Jun | Library of Virginia; AAHAFC |
1952 Jun | AAHAFC |
1952 Nov | AAHAFC |
1953 Jan | AAHAFC |
References edit
- ^ a b "About The Circuit. (Catlett, Va.) 1937-19??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ Moon, Vicky (2019-02-22). "Making 'The Circuit': Fauquier's African-American newspaper hailed from Catlett By Vicky Moon Contributing Writer". Fauquier Times. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ Hollie, Donna Tyler; Tyler, Brett M.; White, Karen Hughes (2009). African Americans of Fauquier County. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia. p. 105. ISBN 0-7385-6757-4.
- ^ "Libraries that Have It: The Circuit. (Catlett, Va.) 1937-19??". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. US Library of Congress. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "Library and Archives". Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM- Ashville Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
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