Detroit Plaindealer - Detroit, Michigan - Michigan Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This Michigan Historic Site marker is located in downtown Detroit. It is located at the intersection of State Street and Shelby Street, on the left when traveling west on State Street. Mounted on the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel at the northeast corner.

Historical Date: 01/01/1883 Historical Name: Robert Pelham Jr. Description: The office of the Plaindealer, Detroit’s first successful black newspaper, was located on this site. Founded in 1883 by five young men, it served as an advocate of black interests in Michigan and throughout the Midwest. Especially concerned with developing racial pride, the paper preferred the designation Afro-American rather than Negro, and encouraged the support of black businessmen and politicans. Its managing editor, Robert Pelham Jr., was perhaps the best-known black political figure in late nineteenth-century Detroit. In 1889 he helped organize the Afro-American League, the first nationally prominent civil rights group. Later he held the position of census clerk with the federal government. The Plaindealer, however, failed to receive sufficient financial support in the community, and ceased publication in 1894. Parking nearby?: yes D/T ratings: Registered Site #: S0451 website: Not listed

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