The Call (Kansas City)
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Kansas City The Call, or The Call is an African-American newspaper founded in 1919 by Chester A. Franklin. It serves the black community of Kansas City, Missouri
and Kansas City, Kansas
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in search of better educational opportunities for their children.
, later the executive secretary of the NAACP, served as managing editor of The Call from 1923 to 1931. Frank A. (Fay) Young
, the pioneering African American sportswriter served as managing editor of The Call from 1934-1937. Young was succeeded by Lucile Bluford, who would subsequently become part-owner and publisher after Franklin's death in 1955.
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
and Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
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Founder
Chester Arthur Franklin (1880–1955) founded The Call newspaper in May 1919. It was owned and operated by him until his death on May 7, 1955. Chester Franklin was born on June 7, 1880 as the only child of George F. Franklin, a barber, and Clara Belle Williams Franklin, a teacher. He was born at the time when African Americans were moving out of TexasTexas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
in search of better educational opportunities for their children.
History
Roy WilkinsRoy Wilkins
Roy Wilkins was a prominent civil rights activist in the United States from the 1930s to the 1970s. Wilkins' most notable role was in his leadership of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ....
, later the executive secretary of the NAACP, served as managing editor of The Call from 1923 to 1931. Frank A. (Fay) Young
Frank A. Young (sportswriter)
Frank Albert Young was an American journalist. He was widely regarded as the "dean of Negro sportswriters."-Early life:...
, the pioneering African American sportswriter served as managing editor of The Call from 1934-1937. Young was succeeded by Lucile Bluford, who would subsequently become part-owner and publisher after Franklin's death in 1955.