"M" Index to African American Newspaper Articles
Grand Rapids Public Library, 1830-1935

Main Entry

Ethnic

Name

Title

Source

News Date

Date

Year

Vol

Page

Mabin's Col. Independents

AA

n

Mabin's Colored Independents beat by Elster's Athletics

????

1922-07-30

07-30

1922

9

057

Mackinac Island

AA

n

Colored waiters headed to Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island

GRE

1893-06-23

06-23

1893

6

044

Mackinac Island

AA

n

Colored porter at Astor House

CD

1884-07-31

07-31

1884

3

242

Mackinac Island

AA

n

18 colored waiters G.R. & I. RR to Grand Hotel

GRE

1887-07-11

07-11

1887

4

108

Mackinac Island

AA

n

Colored waiters headed to Petoskey and Mackinac Island

GRE

1891-06-26

06-26

1891

5

157

Mackinac Island

AA

n

18 colored waiters G.R. & I. RR to Grand Hotel

GRE

1887-07-11

07-11

1887

4

107

Mackinac, MI

AA

n

Waiters and waitresses heading for Petoskey & Mackinac

GREL

1892-06-30

06-30

1892

5

364

Madison, Sophie

AA

n

Sensation created by Allegan Negro Woman

GRTH

1887-02-06

02-06

1887

4

091

Maine

AA

n

Article on political contest in Maine

GRDL

1879-09-06

09-06

1879

3

079

Maloney, Emma

AA

y

Investigating disorderly conduct charges

GREP

1904-11-29

11-29

1904

7

134

Manistee Co., MI

AA

n

Colored constable voted in

GRDMD

1870-06-18

06-18

1870

2

083

Manistee, MI

AA

n

The Phelps Family at Opera House, Manistee, MI

VP

1887-07-28

07-28

1887

4

109

Mapes, Carl E.

AA

y

Opposed to 'Jim Crow' street cars in Washington

GHDT

1915-02-02

02-02

1915

8

056

Marinette, Wisconsin

AA

n

Pardon granted to 6 men accused of burning Klan tent

GRP

1926-12-31

12-31

1926

9

251

Marshall, Bufford

AA

y

Arrested for attempt to steal

PR

1902-09-03

09-03

1902

7

078

Marshall, Dr. F. B.

AA

y

Muskegon physician receives warning note from Klan

GRH

1923-08-30

08-30

1923

9

115

Marshall, Ida

AA

y

Colored woman arrested for stealing

GREL

1889-01-10

01-10

1889

4

180

Marshall, MO

AA

n

Drunken policeman fires on crowd, Marshall, MO

GREL

1889-12-10

12-10

1889

4

264

Marshall, William

AA

y

Assaulted 13 year old girl

GREL

1881-06-29

06-29

1881

3

129

Marshall, Wm

AA

y

Arrested for stealing wood

GREL

1885-02-04

02-04

1885

4

006

Martin, Albert

AA

y

Man assaulted woman, taken from jail and hanged

GRE

1889-05-27

05-27

1889

4

212

Martin, Florence

AA

y

Daughter left home, in bad company

GRH

1897-08-04

08-04

1897

6

229

Martin, John B.

AA

y

Wins suit against John B. Martin, amount of commission

GREP

1899-11-02

11-02

1899

6

317

Martin, Louise

AA

y

Warrant issued for daughter, Florence

GRH

1897-08-04

08-04

1897

6

229

Maryland

AA

n

Slavery is the misfortune of states …

GRDEN

1856-05-20

05-20

1856

1

044

Maryland

AA

n

Emancipation in Maryland

DA&T

1863-09-19

09-19

1863

1

076

Masett, Joseph

AA

n

Sentence to prison for rape

GRE

1882-05-29

05-29

1882

3

150

Mason, Annie

AA

y

White girl marries negro man of Beaver, PA

GRDL

1879-05-21

05-21

1879

3

063

Mason, Col. J. W.

AA

y

Colored judge appointed

GRDE

1869-05-28

05-28

1869

2

044

Mason, Dr. M. C. B.

AA

y

Explains extent of negro educational work in the South

GRH

1897-11-15

11-15

1897

6

259

Mason, Mr.

AA

y

Law for Reclamation of Fugitive Slaves

GRVE

1850-09-09

09-09

1850

1

018

Massey, Sam

AA

y

Assaulted family near death, posse seeking him, Texas

GRH

1892-03-05

03-05

1892

5

290

Massiah, Rev. J. B.

AA

y

Rev. J.B. Massiah to preach at St. Mark's church

GRH

1892-03-03

03-03

1892

5

288

Massiah, Rev. J. B.

AA

y

Colored Episcopal preacher at St. Mark's church

GRH

1892-03-05

03-05

1892

5

289

Mastenbroek, Paul

AA

y

Took pictures of the crosses on Dewey Hill

GHDT

1904-10-15

10-15

1904

7

132

Mathias, Sylvester

AA

y

Arrested for attempt to rob, was shot, bled to death

GRN

1913-03-11

03-11

1913

8

021

Matthews, Bill

AA

y

Attempted assault of two young women, was lynched

GREL

1891-06-11

06-11

1891

5

151

Matthews, James

AA

y

Arrested in murder investigation

GRE

1886-08-12

08-12

1886

4

073

Matthews, James

AA

y

In prison for murder may get parole

GRN

1912-04-07

04-07

1913

8

022

May, Curtis

AA

y

Pleads guilty of armed robbery

GRP

1927-01-04

01-04

1927

9

253

May, Kent

AA

y

Arrested in holdup at Muskegon Heights

GRH

1922-12-09

12-09

1922

9

101

Mayo, Mabel

AA

y

Injured at Union Depot

GREP

1893-01-30

01-30

1893

6

011

McBride, James

AA

y

Arrested for stealing motor boat at St. Joseph

GHDT

1914-05-28

05-28

1914

8

044

McCabe's Colored Minstrels

AA

n

McCabe's Colored Minstrels at Grand Opera House

GRD

1894-08-12

08-12

1894

6

096

McCants, Crates

AA

y

Jailed for reckless driving

GRP

1926-07-27

07-27

1926

9

246

McCoy, Christine Millie

AA

y

Interview with two-headed woman

GRE

1886-05-19

05-19

1886

4

060

McCoy, Elijah

AA

y

Lawsuit regarding a barber pole

IS

1878-07-18

07-18

1878

3

035

McCoy, Kittie

AA

y

Colored girl attending Catholic Seminary in Baltimore

IS

1878-04-18

04-18

1878

3

025

McCoy, Millie Christine

AA

y

Interview with two-headed woman

GRE

1886-05-19

05-19

1886

4

060

McCoy, Wesley D.

AA

y

Veterinary college cannot draw color line

GRP

1908-11-17

11-17

1908

7

201

McCraw, Charley

AA

y

Murder at a picnic

GRDL

1879-06-28

06-28

1879

3

066

McCulloch, Oscar

AA

y

Arrested for drunken spree

GRTH

1889-08-01

08-01

1889

4

226

McDaniels, Rev.

AA

y

Comments on Rev. McDaniels and the restauranteur

GRH

1908-07-04

07-04

1908

7

188

McDaniels, Rev. G. H.

AA

y

Refused service, grievance made, Grand Rapids

GRH

1908-07-01

07-01

1908

7

187

McDonell, A. J.

AA

y

Fears a race war in the South

GREP

1901-02-25

02-25

1901

7

037

McGee, Alex

AA

y

A Blonde Schoolma'am of Lamont, MI weds Negro

GRDE

1887-12-10

12-10

1887

4

124

McGee, Emmett

AA

y

Charged with assault, acquitted

GRH

1926-08-12

08-12

1926

9

249

McGeehe, Andrew

AA

y

Killed by mob in jail in Texas

GRTH

1887-05-16

05-16

1887

4

097

McGeehe, Andrew

AA

y

Killed man in Texas

GRTH

1887-05-16

05-16

1887

4

097

McGrawville, MI

AA

n

Enticed white girl, asked to leave McGrawville, MI

GRDE

1887-08-15

08-15

1887

4

113

McGuigan, Lt. Peter

AA

n

Policeman killed by Joseph Figg

GRP

1920-10-25

10-25

1920

8

148

McKane, Cornelius

AA

y

Graduates from University of Vermont

GREL

1892-02-16

02-16

1892

5

280

McKane, Cornelius

AA

y

Graduates from University of Vermont

GREL

1892-02-16

02-16

1892

5

281

McKane, Cornelius

AA

y

Graduated medical dept., University of Vermont

DPD

1892-03-25

03-25

1892

5

306

McLellan, Charles

AA

y

Negro barber, ex-slave, a credit to his race

GRH

1910-10-16

10-16

1910

7

237

McLeod, John

AA

y

Turns self in for murder of sweetheart, Callie Mae Loving

GRP

1922-07-19

07-19

1922

9

048

McMahon, Lena

AA

y

Assaulted woman, lynched mob

GREL

1892-06-04

06-04

1892

5

351

McMullen, Frankie

AA

y

Paid fine for drunkenness

GREL

1891-12-01

12-01

1891

5

249

McPherson, Grant

AA

y

Arrested for drunk and disorderly

GREL

1892-08-05

08-05

1892

5

371

McPherson, Grant

AA

y

Arrested for living in house of ill repute

GREL

1892-02-15

02-15

1892

5

279

McReynolds, Col.

AA

y

Article on Col. McReynolds

GRDE

1868-07-01

07-01

1868

2

016

McShann, Edith

AA

y

Fight over lover, admitted to hospital

GRH

1925-07-15

07-15

1925

9

216

Mecosta, MI

AA

n

Colored Latter Day Saints, Mecosta, MI

GRE

1885-04-18

04-18

1885

4

014

Memphis, TN

AA

n

Taken from jail and shot; riot between white and colored

GREL

1892-03-09

03-09

1892

5

295

Memphis, TN

AA

n

Riots at Memphis, TN

GRDE

1866-05-10

05-10

1866

1

267

Memphis, Tn

AA

n

Women commandeering church in Memphis, Tn

GREL

1892-03-10

03-10

1892

5

297

Memphis, TN

AA

n

Riot ended in general lynching

GREL

1892-03-10

03-10

1892

5

296

Memphis, TN

AA

n

Attempt to arrest colored man results in violence

GRH

1892-03-09

03-09

1892

5

293

Merritt, Julius

AA

y

Slashed A.M.E. bishop in Chicago, IL

GRP

1927-01-03

01-03

1927

9

252

Merritt, Julius

AA

y

Draws sentence at Ionia for slashing

GRP

1927-01-04

01-04

1927

9

253

Merwin, W. R.

AA

y

Canadian Negroes

DE&E

1858-09-30

09-30

1858

1

105

Merwin, W. R.

AA

n

The Negro Abduction Case

DE&E

1858-10-01

10-01

1858

1

106

Mesick, MI

AA

n

Error - Caucasian pastor serves white Methodist Church

GRP

1915-04-19

04-19

1915

8

061

Mesick, MI

AA

n

Colored pastor serves white Methodist church at Mesick

GRP

1915-04-13

04-13

1915

8

060

Messiah Baptist Church

AA

n

Pastor deposed from ministry

GRDD

1890-12-13

12-13

1890

5

104

Messiah Baptist Church

AA

n

Elder J. W. Johnson weds Minnie Gage

GRTH

1890-12-11

12-11

1890

5

102

Messiah Baptist Church

AA

n

Expelled as pastor of Messiah Baptist Church

GRDD

1890-12-09

12-09

1890

5

098

Messmore, Col. I. E.

AA

y

Colored citizens club

GRDE

1872-08-10

08-10

1872

2

100

Metcalf, Dr. J. M. P.

AA

y

Lecture on Talladega College

GRH

1915-06-07

06-07

1915

8

065

Metzger, Albert

AA

y

Charged with intent to kill Ishmael George

GRH

1922-09-14

09-14

1922

9

073

Mich. Agricultural School

AA

n

Cancelled commencement address at Mich Agricultural

GRH

1899-04-20

04-20

1899

6

304

Michener, Atty Gen'l

AA

y

14 men indicted for murder, none convicted in Indiana

GREL

1888-09-08

09-08

1888

4

153

Michigan

AA

n

Michigan Masons will not acknowledge Ku Klux Klan

GRH

1922-07-02

07-02

1922

9

040

Michigan

AA

n

Presided over Michigan House of Representatives

GREP

1901-03-15

03-15

1901

7

040

Michigan

AA

n

Article on extension of slavery

GRE

1856-11-18

11-18

1856

1

049

Michigan

AA

n

Michigan jumps into Klan fight

GRH

1924-06-28

06-28

1924

9

184

Michigan

AA

n

Klan row stirs Michiganders

GRH

1924-06-28

06-28

1924

9

183

Michigan

AA

n

1849 Legislature denise equal suffrage to negroes

GRP

1915-04-01

04-01

1915

8

059

Michigan

AA

n

Michigan vs Texas - the color line Republican convention

GREL

1892-04-15

04-15

1892

5

329

Michigan

AA

n

6th Annual Knights of Templar - Michigan and Ontario

GRTH

1887-08-31

08-31

1887

4

115

Michigan

AA

n

Michiga Agricultural College

DE&H

1858-05-22

05-22

1858

1

094

Michigan

AA

n

Attempt to colonize Negroes in Michigan and Indiana

GREP

1903-08-22

08-22

1903

7

087

Michigan

AA

n

A.M.E. convention discuss division of Michigan districts

GREP

1913-06-04

06-04

1913

8

038

Michigan

AA

n

Conference of A.M.E. Zion churches

GREL

1884-09-15

09-15

1884

3

251

Michigan

AA

n

Attorney general - mask in parade are unlawful

GHDT

1924-05-01

05-01

1924

9

177

Michigan Agricultural College

AA

n

Chapel exercises - rumor pugilist Jack Johnson to speak

GRH

1910-02-17

02-17

1910

7

220

Michigan State College

AA

n

Agricultural Bd denies MSC discriminates against negroes

GRH

1935-06-11

06-11

1935

9

322

Milier, Sarah

AA

y

Hezekiah G. Smith, 80, and Sarah Milier, 20, to wed

GHET

1894-07-28

07-28

1894

6

091

Military

AA

n

First negro to enlist in 48th U.S. Volunteer Infantry

GRH

1899-09-22

09-22

1899

6

316

Military

AA

n

Company of colored men organized for state troops

GHDT

1901-05-23

05-23

1901

7

051

Military

AA

n

Tried by military court of attempting to kill negro

GHDT

1898-08-05

08-05

1898

6

287

Military

AA

n

Ninth cavalry attack 19th infantry at maneuvers, Tacoma

GREP

1904-07-18

07-18

1904

7

118

Military

AA

n

Reunion of Army of the Tennessee

PR

1889-10-02

10-02

1889

4

246

Military

AA

n

Many colored joining 24th & 25th Negro regiments

GRP

1920-08-18

08-18

1920

8

143

Military

AA

n

Colored volunteer regiment being organized in Illinois

GHDT

1898-07-11

07-11

1898

6

286

Military

AA

n

Training negro officers at Ft. Custer

GHDT

1917-10-11

10-11

1917

8

110

Military

AA

n

Colored men can enlist in army and fight Filipinos

GRH

1899-09-16

09-16

1899

6

315

Military

AA

n

Resigns from '40 et 8', it prohibits negro vet membership

GRH

1928-02-23

02-23

1928

9

268

Military

AA

n

Outcry against colored troops on the Rhine …

GRP

1922-12-02

12-02

1922

9

098

Military

AA

n

Draft recruits at Ft. Custer, only 12 negroes

GRP

1917-10-09

10-09

1917

8

109

Military

AA

n

Colored soldiers cheer up and sing

GHDT

1918-05-14

05-14

1918

8

112

Military

AA

n

Mascot of Co.B, 32nd MI, Spanish-American War, dies

GREP

1900-07-17

07-17

1900

7

007

Mill Point, MI

AA

n

Colored man kills husband of white lover

GREQ

1855-05-23

05-23