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THE AFRO-AMERICAN PRESS.
reliable journals. To our mind, the greatest stride made in Afro-American journalism, was in the decade which ends with the present year, 1890. Let us note the advance in the comparative estimates of 1880 and 1890. For convenience, we will do so by states:
| States. | 1880. | 1890. | Gain. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas, | 1 | 16 | 15 |
| Pennsylvania, | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| Virginia, | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| Tennessee, | 1 | 9 | 8 |
| Ohio, | 6 | 6 | |
| Arkansas, | 7 | 7 | |
| Louisiana, | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Georgia, | 10 | 10 | |
| Illinois, | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Missouri, | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Kentucky, | 5 | 5 | |
| Alabama, | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| Dist. of Columbia, | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| New York, | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| South Carolina, | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Indiana, | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Maryland, | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Mississippi, | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Florida, | 3 | 3 | |
| Colorado, | 2 | 2 | |
| North Carolina, | 5 | 11 | 6 |
| California, | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Kansas, | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Michigan, | 1 | 1 | |
| Minnesota, | 1 | 1 | |
| West Virginia, | 2 | 2 | |
| New Jersey, | 2 | 2 | |
| Massachusetts, | 1 | 1 | |
| Connecticut, | 1 | 1 | |
| Rhode Island, | 1 | ||
| Total, | 31 | 154 | 123 |
This period begins with a year when the Afro-American is seeking to advance in the educational field, and to be
