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Afro-American marks a century voice for Richmond blacks
Richmond editor John Templeton preserves the Afro-American and Richmond Planet founded by 13 former slaves in 1883. The paper, once widely circulated, refocused on local news to rebuild readership, now reaching about 12,000 and serving as the city’s main black community watchdog alongside the NAACP.
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John Templeton
Richmond
Richmond Planet Publishing
White House
Charles S. Robb
California
Old Confederacy
Templeton
America
Howard University
Washington, D.C
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Newark
N.J
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People