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

Main Entry

Ethnic

Name

Title

Source

News Date

Date

Year

Vol

Page

Tacoma, WA

AA

n

Ninth cavalry attack 19th infantry at maneuvers, Tacoma

GREP

1904-07-18

07-18

1904

7

118

Taft, President

AA

y

Industrial schools way to solve negro problem

GREP

1910-08-27

08-27

1910

7

232

Tantsi, Harasant

AA

y

Returns to South Africa as a teacher

GREP

1907-08-15

08-15

1907

7

177

Tappan, Arthur

AA

y

Founder of American Missionary Ass'n

GRDE

1873-06-28

06-28

1873

2

126

Tate, Theodore

AA

y

Threatened to kill wife

EL

1891-04-11

04-11

1891

5

125

Tayleur, Miss

AA

n

Negro Woman's position - slave and free

MDC

1904-04-18

04-18

1904

7

100

Taylor, C. H.

AA

y

Lecture White vs. Black

GRDE

1868-10-03

10-03

1868

2

023

Taylor, Dr. G. E.

AA

y

A.M.E. Conference speaker

GREP

1900-08-31

08-31

1900

7

014

Taylor, Dr. G. E.

AA

y

A.M.E. Conference speaker

GREP

1900-08-31

08-31

1900

7

015

Taylor, Frank

AA

y

Frank Taylor arrested for bastardy

GREL

1881-08-06

08-06

1881

3

133

Taylor, General

AA

y

Article on Slavery

GRVE

1848-10-06

10-06

1848

1

006

Tencate, Herman

AA

y

Sued to recover money by Herman Tencate

GRH

1892-10-13

10-13

1892

5

383

Tennessee

AA

n

Murder in Tennessee

GRSEP

1874-08-29

08-29

1874

2

159

TerKuast, Anna D.

AA

y

Arrested for stealing

GREL

1892-12-08

12-08

1892

5

394

Texarkana, AR

AA

n

Committed rape, burned to death, Texarkana, AR

GRH

1892-02-21

02-21

1892

5

283

Texas

AA

n

Texas G.O.P. chief uses poor words against foe

GRH

1929-07-02

07-02

1929

9

284

Texas

AA

n

Slain negro, burned by mob in Texas

GRH

1930-05-17

05-17

1930

9

295

Texas

AA

n

Michigan vs Texas - the color line Republican convention

GREL

1892-04-15

04-15

1892

5

329

Texas

AA

n

Exhibition by colored people at exposition building

GREL

1891-07-25

07-25

1891

5

172

Texas

AA

n

Won politically in Texas

GRP

1922-08-29

08-29

1922

9

067

Texas

AA

n

On Colored baseball league in Texas

GREP

1909-11-18

11-18

1909

7

217

Texas

AA

n

Black in Texas

GRDE

1871-11-29

11-29

1871

2

095

Texas

AA

n

Separate schools for whites and colored

GRH

1892-02-23

02-23

1892

5

284

Texas, Teague

AA

n

White mobilize for non-existent negro army, kill three

GRN

1922-06-03

06-03

1922

9

022

Texas, Willis

AA

n

Killed by mob in jail in Texas

GRTH

1887-05-16

05-16

1887

4

097

Thomas, Charles

AA

y

Pleads guilty of armed robbery

GRP

1927-01-04

01-04

1927

9

253

Thomas, George

AA

y

Arrested for annoying woman in theater, attempts suicide

GRP

1922-06-22

06-22

1922

9

033

Thomas, Henry

AA

y

Slashed by Fred Newberg in drunken row

GRH

1910-09-12

09-12

1910

7

233

Thomas, Leo

AA

n

Small boys accused of attempting to steal

GRD

1897-01-31

01-31

1897

6

187

Thomas, Peter

AA

y

Charged with murder

GREL

1892-03-18

03-18

1892

5

300

Thomas, Peter

AA

y

Arraigned on murder charges

GRH

1892-03-30

03-30

1892

5

312

Thomas, Peter

AA

y

Assaulted James Johnson at Soldiers Home

GRH

1892-03-06

03-06

1892

5

291

Thomas, Peter

AA

y

Peter Thomas sentenced to Jackson prison

GRH

1892-04-05

04-05

1892

5

321

Thomas, Peter

AA

y

Peter Thomas murder trial continuing

GRH

1892-04-01

04-01

1892

5

315

Thomas, Peter

AA

y

Found guilty of murdering James Johnson

GRH

1892-04-02

04-02

1892

5

316

Thomas, Peter

AA

y

Arraigned on charge of assault, may be dropped

GREL

1892-03-07

03-07

1892

5

294

Thomas, Rev. S.

AA

y

Reception held in his honor

GRE

186-09-15

09-15

1886

4

082

Thompson, Bill

AA

y

Society girl elopes with negro man

GRTH

1887-05-30

05-30

1887

4

100

Thompson, Clarence

AA

y

Found shot to death near Muskegon Road

GRH

1930-09-28

09-28

1930

9

303

Thompson, Earl

AA

y

Attacked woman, legally hung

GREP

1910-01-07

01-07

1910

7

218

Thompson, Frank

AA

y

Colored mason buried by Grand Rapids Brethren

GHDT

1923-10-22

10-22

1923

9

156

Thompson, Mervine

AA

y

Pugilist knocked out by local pugilist, Birmingham, AL

GREL

1889-12-03

12-03

1889

4

262

Thompson, Miss Elizabeth

AA

y

Well educated young lady, dies at Muskegon, MI

GHDT

1917-08-17

08-17

1917

8

097

Thompson, Mrs. Emma

AA

y

Committed suicide in Fruitport, MI

GHDT

1898-12-20

12-20

1898

6

293

Thompson, William H.

AA

y

Colored porter fell from train platform, survives

GRH

1897-11-24

11-24

1897

6

261

Three Rivers, MI

AA

n

Shoots woman at Three Rivers

GRH

1892-12-14

12-14

1892

5

397

Tillman, George

AA

y

Guilty of disorderly conduct

GRH

1896-10-17

10-17

1896

6

166

Tillman, Governor

AA

y

Against negro vote in South Carolina

PR

1890-12-24

12-24

1890

5

105

Tillman, Mrs.

AA

y

Very ill needs assistance

GRE

1891-10-03

10-03

1891

5

218

Tobin, Lilzie

AA

y

Girl accused of stealing

GREL

1891-04-24

04-24

1891

5

128

Traverse City, MI

AA

n

Hornets invade Klan gathering in Traverse City

GRH

1923-10-04

10-04

1923

9

149

Traverse City, MI

AA

n

Traverse City refused Klan permission to meet

GRH

1923-09-18

09-18

1923

9

124

Traverse City, MI

AA

n

Warrant issued for Klan organizer in bombing

GRH

1924-08-22

08-22

1924

9

193

Trickey, C.

AA

y

Southern lumberman talks on the race problem

GRE

1892-12-11

12-11

1892

5

396

Trotter, Hiram

AA

y

Murder at a picnic

GRDL

1879-06-28

06-28

1879

3

066

Troy, John

AA

y

Charged with robbery

GRE

1891-10-15

10-15

1891

5

226

Tucker, Sidney

AA

y

Sidney Tucker abducted by colored stranger

GREL

1890-09-24

09-24

1890

5

079

Turner, Harrison

AA

y

Chimney sweep injured in fall in Detroit, MI

CA

1886-11-04

11-04

1886

4

087

Turner, Hon. J. Milton

AA

y

Lecture on issues and voting at Hartman's Hall

GREL

1892-10-31

10-31

1892

5

386

Turner, Hon. J. Milton

AA

y

Lecture on issues and voting at Hartman's Hall

GREL

1892-10-29

10-29

1892

5

385

Turner, Hon. J. Milton

AA

y

Campaign speech

GREL

1892-11-01

11-01

1892

5

388

Turner, Hon. J. Milton

AA

y

Partisan lecture?

GRH

1892-10-31

10-31

1892

5

387

Turner, Ralph

AA

y

Arrested in stabbing at Battle Creek

GRP

1914-08-11

08-11

1914

8

048

Turner, Rev. H. M.

AA

y

Pro-Morgan Colonization bill

GRTH

1890-01-20

01-20

1890

5

013

Turner, Rev. H. M.

AA

y

A.M.E. Bishop pushes for education of negroes

GREP

1904-05-18

05-18

1904

7

102

Tuskegee Institute

AA

n

Of Tuskegee Institute to lecture at Park Congregational

GRH

1896-01-21

01-21

1896

6

135

Tyler, George

AA

y

Arrested for disorderly conduct

GRTH

1887-04-14

04-14

1887

4

094

Tyler, George

AA

y

Arrested on suspicion of larceny

GRTH

1888-08-02

08-02

1888

4

142

Tyler, George

AA

y

charged with assault

GREL

1890-07-23

07-23

1890

5

065

Tyler, John

AA

y

Arrested for indecent exposure

GRH

1892-03-14

03-14

1892

5

298

U. S. Government

AA

n

Charged as aiming to overthrow U.S. government

GRH

1923-10-03

10-03

1923

9

148

U.S. Census

AA

n

Deaths exceed births of negroes in U.S. cities

GREP

1903-08-22

08-22

1903

7

088

Uncle Tom's Cabin

AA

n

'Uncle Tom's Cabin' at Opera House

GHDT

1901-09-14

09-14

1901

7

060

Uncle Tom's Cabin

AA

n

'Uncle Tom's Cabin' at Opera House

GHDT

1901-09-16

09-16

1901

7

061

Uncle Tom's Cabin

AA

n

Uncle Tom's Cabin at Opera House

GHDT

1899-11-07

11-07

1899

6

318

Uncle Tom's Cabin

AA

n

'Uncle Tom's Cabin' at Opera House

GHDT

1898-03-12

03-12

1898

6

283

Uncles, Rev. C. R.

AA

y

Rev. C. R. Uncles, first colored man in U.S. priesthood

GREL

1892-01-01

01-01

1892

5

261

Underground Railroad

AA

n

The Underground Railroad - Official Report

GRWEN

1861-07-24

07-24

1861

1

141

Underground railroad

AA

n

Died at Battle Creek, slave until 1851

GRE

1885-09-02

09-02

1885

4

034

Underground Railroad

AA

n

Grand Haven Underground railroad repot

GRE

1858-07-07

07-07

1858

1

096

Underground Railroad

AA

n

Fugitive slaves

DE&H

1858-04-11

04-11

1858

1

086

Underground Railroad

AA

n

Fugitive Slave - Underground railroad

CHDT

1853-04-22

04-22

1853

1

029

Underground Railroad

AA

n

Ex-slave, Union soldier, 103 yrs. old, Grand Rapids, MI

GHDT

1919-07-08

07-08

1919

8

116

Underground Railroad

AA

n

From Missouri to Grand Haven, MI

GRE

1857-07-03

07-03

1857

1

075

Underground Railroad

AA

n

Article on slavery

DE&H

1858-04-20

04-20

1858

1

088

Underground Railroad

AA

n

From Missouri to Grand Haven, MI

GRE

1857-07-03

07-03

1857

1

076

Underground Railroad

AA

n

An Underground Railroad Man Caught

CHDP&T

1859-04-11

04-11

1859

1

116

Underground Railroad

AA

n

77 yrs., died, operator of underground railroad

PR

1901-01-09

01-09

1901

7

030

Underwood, Mollie

AA

y

Attempted suicide with poison

GREL

1881-07-25

07-25

1881

3

131

University of Michigan

AA

n

Services held for Wm Johnson at Fraternity

GRH

1922-01-08

01-08

1922

9

001

University of Vermont

AA

n

Graduates from University of Vermont

GREL

1892-02-16

02-16

1892

5

280

Utica, MI

AA

n

A band of White Caps organized at Utica, MI

GREP

1893-01-30

01-30

1893

6

010

Vallaire, Patrolman Stephen

AA

y

killed Patrolman Stephen Vallaire in River Rouge

GRH

1923-10-01

10-01

1923

9

142

Vance, William

AA

y

Railroad porter saved lives in wreck of Denver & Rio Train

GREP

1904-08-15

08-15

1904

7

123

Vandenberg, Sen. Arthur

AA

y

Speaks at Idlewild, MI

GRH

1933-08-22

08-22

1933

9

316

VanDorph, Rieke

AA

y

Arrested on rape charges or young girl

GREL

1891-12-30

12-30

1891

5

259

VanDort, James

AA

y

Receives letter from daughter who was taken from him

GRD

1896-12-02

12-02

1896

6

172

VanDort, John

AA

y

Wife eloped with colored man, John Gage

GREL

1891-10-14

10-14

1891

5

223

VanDort, John

AA

y

Wife eloped with colored man, John Gage

EL

1891-10-14

10-14

1891

5

224

VanDort, Reka

AA

y

Arrested on rape charges or young girl

GRE

1891-12-30

12-30

1891

5

258

VanRy, Sheriff

AA

y

Investigation Dr. Dillard

GHT

1897-04-12

04-12

1897

6

200

VanSype, Lewis

AA

y

Homicide at Detroit

DEN&H

1859-08-10

08-10

1859

1

121

VanWormer, A. M.

AA

y

A big issue in Mississippi

GHDT

1907-04-22

04-22

1907

7

168

Vaughan, Walter Raleigh

AA

y

Develops plan for solution of negro problem

GREL

1891-05-02

05-02

1891

5

134

Vaughn, John C.

AA

y

Editor of "The Examiner", anti-slavery paper

GRVE

1847-07-07

07-07

1847

1

005

Versailles, IN

AA

n

Quintuple lynching at Versailles, IN

GRH

1897-09-17

09-17

1897

6

245

Vincent, James

AA

y

Guilty of disorderly conduct

GRH

1896-10-17

10-17

1896

6

166

Vincent, James

AA

y

Being held on possible criminal charges for hitting girl

GRH

1897-12-14

12-14

1897

6

265

Vincent, Robert

AA

n

Colored boy assaulted Ellsworth Weaver

GRDL

1879-09-29

09-29

1879

3

082

Vincent, William

AA

y

Shooter, captured and taken to Baldwin jail

GRP

1922-07-25

07-25

1922

9

055

Vincent, William

AA

y

Scour Lake County woods for Negro

GRP

1922-07-24

07-24

1922

9

052

Vincent, William

AA

y

Shoots two, hides in woods near Peacock, Lake Co.,MI

GRH

1922-07-24

07-24

1922

9

050

Vincent, William

AA

y

Sentence to jail for shooting, Lake County

GRH

1922-09-29

09-29

1922

9

080a

Vincent, William

AA

y

Sentence to jail for shooting, Lake County

GRP

1922-09-29

09-29

1922

9

079

Vinson, Isaac

AA

y

Seek divorce from woman who is a bigamist

GREL

1891-04-09

04-09

1891

5

121

Vinson, Susan T. Perry

AA

y

Seek divorce from woman who is a bigamist

GREL

1891-04-09

04-09

1891

5

121

Vinson, William

AA

y

Bound over for trial for obstructing railroad tracks

GREP

1901-08-15

08-15

1901

7

053

Violence

AA

n

Race War Expected in Greenfield, Tennessee

GREP

1893-01-13

01-13

1893

6

002

Virginia

AA

n

White waitresses instead of negro waiters

GREL

1891-06-11

06-11

1891

5

150

Virginia

AA

n

White man marries negro woman in Virginia

GRSEP

1877-02-03

02-03

1877

3

011

Virginia

AA

n

Slavery is the misfortune of states …

GRDEN

1856-05-20

05-20

1856

1

044

Virginia

AA

n

Anti-Lynching Sentiment Growing

GRPT

1904-03-25

03-25

1904

7

093

Voorhees, R. W.

AA

y

arrested for larceny of R. W. Voorhees

GRTH

1891-07-01

07-01

1891

5

162