Pittsburgh Courier
The Pittsburgh Courier was an African American weekly newspaper published in Pittsburgh from 1907 until October 22, 1966. By the 1930s, the Courier was one of the leading black newspapers in the United States.
Masthead of The Pittsburgh Courier | |
| Type | African American newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Weekly newspaper |
| Owner(s) | John H. Sengstacke (1965–1966) |
| Founder(s) | Edwin Nathaniel Harleston, Edward Penman, Hepburn Carter, Scott Wood Jr., Harvey Tanner |
| Editor | Robert Lee Vann (1910–33, 1935–40) P. L. Prattis (1956–65) |
| Founded | May 10, 1910 |
| Ceased publication | October 22, 1966 |
| Relaunched | New Pittsburgh Courier |
| City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 357,000 (as of 1947) |
It was acquired in 1965 by John H. Sengstacke, a major black publisher and owner of the Chicago Defender. He re-opened the paper in 1967 as the New Pittsburgh Courier, making it one of his four newspapers for the African American audience.
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