Chicago Whip

African-American newspaper (1919–1939)

The Chicago Whip (sometimes referred to as simply The Whip) was an African American newspaper in Chicago from 1919 until 1939.^[1]

History

In 1919, William C. Linton became the founding editor and publisher of the paper. Linton unexpectedly fell ill and died in March 1922^[2] after which Joseph Dandridge Bibb (who previously served as a co-editor for the paper) took over. The paper's "Don't Spend Money Where You Can't Work" campaign advocated for the boycott of white-run businesses with racially discriminatory hiring practices, and the campaign led to over 15,000 Chicago blacks securing jobs.^[3] The newspaper was The Chicago Defender's contemporary and rival. Within a year of its launch, The Whip had a circulation of 65,000. 185,000 copies of The Defender were in circulation at the time. The Whip survived until 1939.^[4]

References

^ Sadusky, Heather (July 2, 2014). "History Of Civil Rights In Chicago". CBS Chicago. CBS Broadcasting. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
^ "WM C Llinton succumbs to illness – March 5, 1922" (PDF). Chronicling America via Library of Congress. Retrieved December 21, 2022.,
^ "Early Chicago: The Black Press". interactive.wttw.com. WTTW. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^ "The Chicago Whip". National Endowment for the Humanities. ISSN 2694-099X. Retrieved February 9, 2023.

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