Boston Chronicle Newspaper
The Boston Chronicle was a daily newspaper founded in 1915 by a group of West Indian immigrants that included Thaddeus A. Kitchener, Suffolk’s first Black graduate. Their motto was “Fearless and Uncompromising—Advocate of Justice, Rights, and Opportunities”, and it was known as “the other Black newspaper” in contrast to the Boston Guardian.
This relatively understudied and little-known newspaper covered a wide variety of topics including global anticolonial struggles, leftist activism, critiques of anticommunism, Jim Crow in the U.S., women’s rights, Black activism, transnational Black print culture, structural discrimination in education, labor and housing, and even sports reporting, music and book reviews. For the paper’s editors and many of its noteworthy contributors, maintaining “a sense of international solidarity with the most oppressed peoples of the earth,” was deeply intertwined with a militant fight for racial equality in the United States.
The Moakley Archive, along with Sawyer Library staff members Angjelina Koci and Carmen Chen, digitized microfilm versions of the paper from 1932-1960. Please note: some issues are faded and do not allow comprehensive keyword searching.
Descriptive annotations, headline transcriptions, and subject headings were provided by Christiana McKenzie and Meagan Columbus (Suffolk University Class of 2025), and John Owusu (Suffolk University class of 2026) as part of their degree program internships at the Moakley Archive, focused on promoting and enhancing research access to the digitized issues.
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Boston Chronicle October 10, 1959
The Boston Chronicle
Page 1: NAACP Works To Combat Boston Juvenile Delinquency; Dr. Stokes Honored For Youth Work; Roxbury Mother Looks To Children's Future; NAACP Leader Now In Moscow; About People; Shaw House Names New Girls Worker Page 2: [Photo] Residents of the Whittier St. Project Roxbury; Ali Jami Speaks; Classified Ads Page 3: Church News- Events in the Week; Various Funeral Home Services Page 4: The Soul Goes Marching On; The NAACP Should Endorse Elam; The Rambler; United Nations; The Facts Page 5: Around Boston; Women Bowlers; $4500 Allocated To Urban League; Civil War TV Show; Calypso Cabaret Next Friday Page 6: On The Scene; [Sports] Panthers Gain 12-8 Victory [Football]; Hoops Champs To Be Feted October 19 Various Advertisements
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Boston Chronicle October 17, 1959
The Boston Chronicle
Page 1: Clara Ward Didn't Mention Wedding Plans In Boston; New Pastor at Local Church; Africa Won't Join Communists- BU Senior; P-TA Marks 50th Year; Boston Friends To Meet Oct. 26; [Photo] Eartha Kitt New Play Nov. 9; First Tp Win Trophy; [Photo] Left: Mrs. Susie Lewis Representing Mass. Cootiette Club Page 2: [Photo] Delta Scholarship Winners; Mrs. Fletcher Club President [Handicrafters Guild]; The Wheel of Time [Poem]; Classified Ads Page 3: Church News- Events of the Week; Various Funeral Home Services Page 4: Happy Birthday Mr. President [Eisenhower]; The Rambler; The Facts; RADIO Page 5: Recent Deaths; Rep. Curtis Says; The Teaching of Islam Page 6: Women in Bowling; Lee Williams To Defend Title; Celts Open Today; Business Directory; Side Glances; Various Advertisements
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Boston Chronicle October 24, 1959
The Boston Chronicle
Page 1: Council Ignores People Elam Says [ Photo Attorney Harry J. Elam]; $4500 Gift to Urban League; [Photo] Powers Center, Rep. Lincoln Pope Jr. Left, and Rep. Oswald Jordan Right; 2 Negro Women Pass Bar Exam; African Leader Here Sunday [Joshua Nkomo]; Omega Talent Hunt A Success Page 2: Bay State Labor For Kennedy; Seeing the Other Side; The Rambler; [Cartoon] It Ain't Necessarily So; Ford Hall Forum; The Facts; United Nations; Rep. Curtis Says Page 3: Around Boston; On The Scene Page 4: [Photo] Page 5: W.I Advisor Slated; June Miles Societys Secretary; Various Advertisements Page 6: Is There A New MVP In Our Town? [Photo] ; Music Notes; Improvements Seen In he South; Political Campaign for John E. Powers Page 7: Church News- Events of the Week; Various Funeral Home Services Page 8: Sports; Women in Bowling; Business Directory; [Photo] John Thomas High Jumper; Side Glances; William Scores Fifth Round TKO Over Tisdale; Comets Honored At Quincy YMCA Sports Award
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Boston Chronicle October 31, 1959
The Boston Chronicle
Page 1: Jackie Uses 'White' S.C. Waiting Room; [Photo] Civic Leaders Support Collins; W.I.L.D Endorses Elam; Toure Asks US Support Of Freedom; DuBois To Speak On China Page 2: Powers Has the Experience; Struggle On; On Your Dial; Experimental Use od Historic Pulpit; City of Boston [City Election]; The Facts; Ford Hall Forum Pages out of order
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Boston Chronicle September 12, 1959
The Boston Chronicle
Page 1: [Photo] Atty. Chester K. Gillespie Visits Pyramids; Chisolm Delegate; Information On Islam; First Negro Roman Catholic Priest for Roxbury Church; Gary Mayor Names Negro Ciy Attorney; Africans Set Up Soccer Federation; Host to Combo Page 2: The Rambler; Personal;[Photo] Mounted Police Horse Return to Exposition; City News; Women in Bowling; Real Estate DIrectory Page 3: Church News- Events of the Week; Various Funeral Home Services Page 4: he First Day of School; Theatre; United Nations; The Facts; Rep. Curtis Says Page 5: Beauty Hints; [Photo] For City Council Alfred Lubin; Science Museum; At Suffolk Downs; Facts About Cricket Page 6: Bynoe For School Committee Advertisement; 82 Students From Kenya Arrive In N.Y; Various Advertisements
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Boston Chronicle September 19, 1959
The Boston Chronicle
Page 1: Cambridge Citizens To Honor Pumpsie Green, Larry Plenty, Wilson; Rhodesian Quartet At BU Next Friday; [Photo] Duke Ellington Recieves Spingarn Medal; About PeoplePage 2: At Suffolk Downs; Advertisements; Real Estate Directory Page 3: Church News- Events of the Week; Various Funeral Home Services Page 4: All Should Vote Tuesday; United Nations; Rep. Curtis Says; Theatre; The Facts; On Your Dial; Poetrey Nook Page 5: Facts About Cricket; He Served US For 17 Years Without Pay [Photo Joseph Lee] City of Boston Preliminary City Election; The Rambler Page 6: Bynoe For School Committee; The Teaching Of Islam; Various Advertisements
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Boston Chronicle September 26, 1959
The Boston Chronicle
Page 1: Randolph Demands End Of AFL-CIO Racial Bias; [Photo] Wins Nomination Attorney Harry P. Elam; Pleasent Hill Ready for 20th [PhotoRev. Dr. Samuel H. Bullock Page 2: Music Notes; Theatre; United Nations; Science Museum; Classified Ads; Real Estate Directory Page 3: Church News Events of the Week; Various Funeral Home Services Page 4: Poor Citizenship; On The Bookshelf; Polio Patients Need Help; The Facts; Rep. Curtis Says Page 5: The Rambler; Poetry Nook Page 6: Senator hennings Pedsists On Civil Rights Action; At B.U Sunday; The Teachings Of Islam; Guest Preacher [Photo Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.]; About People; Various Advertisements
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Boston Chronicle September 5, 1959
The Boston Chronicle
Page 1: Congressman Blasts American Legion; [Photo] Britain's First African Councillor Stephen Ojok; Information on Islam; Yawkey Praises His Colored Players; Florida Mothers Protest Portable School; Judge Dismisses Roxbury Riot Case; Dean Thurman Visits San Francisco; [Photo] Thurgood Marshall Debates White Miss. Editor Page 2: Rep. Curtis Says; [Photo] Lady Ademola Honored; Real Estate Directory Page 3: Church News- Events of the Week; Various Funeral Home Services Page 4: Are We A Nation of Criminals; United Nations; On Your Dial; The Facts; In Our Mail Page 5: The Rambler; Side Glances; [Sports] Cambridge Comets Win Quincy YMCA Hoop Championship Page 6: Facts About Cricket; In and Around Boston; Tillman For City Council
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Boston Chronicle April 12, 1958
The Boston Chronicle
The Boston Chronicle was a daily newspaper published from 1915-1966 and often described as Boston’s “other Black newspaper.” These scanned images were made from Suffolk University’s microfilm reels (covering 1932-1960) that were originally purchased from the Boston Public Library. Some of the original microfilm images are of poor quality so not all of the content is readable or keyword searchable.
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Boston Chronicle April 19, 1958
The Boston Chronicle
The Boston Chronicle was a daily newspaper published from 1915-1966 and often described as Boston’s “other Black newspaper.” These scanned images were made from Suffolk University’s microfilm reels (covering 1932-1960) that were originally purchased from the Boston Public Library. Some of the original microfilm images are of poor quality so not all of the content is readable or keyword searchable.
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Boston Chronicle April 26, 1958
The Boston Chronicle
The Boston Chronicle was a daily newspaper published from 1915-1966 and often described as Boston’s “other Black newspaper.” These scanned images were made from Suffolk University’s microfilm reels (covering 1932-1960) that were originally purchased from the Boston Public Library. Some of the original microfilm images are of poor quality so not all of the content is readable or keyword searchable.
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Boston Chronicle August 16, 1958
The Boston Chronicle
The Boston Chronicle was a daily newspaper published from 1915-1966 and often described as Boston’s “other Black newspaper.” These scanned images were made from Suffolk University’s microfilm reels (covering 1932-1960) that were originally purchased from the Boston Public Library. Some of the original microfilm images are of poor quality so not all of the content is readable or keyword searchable.
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Boston Chronicle August 2, 1958
The Boston Chronicle
The Boston Chronicle was a daily newspaper published from 1915-1966 and often described as Boston’s “other Black newspaper.” These scanned images were made from Suffolk University’s microfilm reels (covering 1932-1960) that were originally purchased from the Boston Public Library. Some of the original microfilm images are of poor quality so not all of the content is readable or keyword searchable.
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Boston Chronicle August 23, 1958
The Boston Chronicle
The Boston Chronicle was a daily newspaper published from 1915-1966 and often described as Boston’s “other Black newspaper.” These scanned images were made from Suffolk University’s microfilm reels (covering 1932-1960) that were originally purchased from the Boston Public Library. Some of the original microfilm images are of poor quality so not all of the content is readable or keyword searchable.
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Boston Chronicle August 30, 1958
The Boston Chronicle
The Boston Chronicle was a daily newspaper published from 1915-1966 and often described as Boston’s “other Black newspaper.” These scanned images were made from Suffolk University’s microfilm reels (covering 1932-1960) that were originally purchased from the Boston Public Library. Some of the original microfilm images are of poor quality so not all of the content is readable or keyword searchable.
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Boston Chronicle August 9, 1958
The Boston Chronicle
The Boston Chronicle was a daily newspaper published from 1915-1966 and often described as Boston’s “other Black newspaper.” These scanned images were made from Suffolk University’s microfilm reels (covering 1932-1960) that were originally purchased from the Boston Public Library. Some of the original microfilm images are of poor quality so not all of the content is readable or keyword searchable.
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Boston Chronicle December 13, 1958
The Boston Chronicle
The Boston Chronicle was a daily newspaper published from 1915-1966 and often described as Boston’s “other Black newspaper.” These scanned images were made from Suffolk University’s microfilm reels (covering 1932-1960) that were originally purchased from the Boston Public Library. Some of the original microfilm images are of poor quality so not all of the content is readable or keyword searchable.
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Boston Chronicle December 20, 1958
The Boston Chronicle
The Boston Chronicle was a daily newspaper published from 1915-1966 and often described as Boston’s “other Black newspaper.” These scanned images were made from Suffolk University’s microfilm reels (covering 1932-1960) that were originally purchased from the Boston Public Library. Some of the original microfilm images are of poor quality so not all of the content is readable or keyword searchable.
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Boston Chronicle December 27, 1958
The Boston Chronicle
The Boston Chronicle was a daily newspaper published from 1915-1966 and often described as Boston’s “other Black newspaper.” These scanned images were made from Suffolk University’s microfilm reels (covering 1932-1960) that were originally purchased from the Boston Public Library. Some of the original microfilm images are of poor quality so not all of the content is readable or keyword searchable.
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Boston Chronicle December 6, 1958
The Boston Chronicle
The Boston Chronicle was a daily newspaper published from 1915-1966 and often described as Boston’s “other Black newspaper.” These scanned images were made from Suffolk University’s microfilm reels (covering 1932-1960) that were originally purchased from the Boston Public Library. Some of the original microfilm images are of poor quality so not all of the content is readable or keyword searchable.
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Boston Chronicle February 1, 1958
The Boston Chronicle
The Boston Chronicle was a daily newspaper published from 1915-1966 and often described as Boston’s “other Black newspaper.” These scanned images were made from Suffolk University’s microfilm reels (covering 1932-1960) that were originally purchased from the Boston Public Library. Some of the original microfilm images are of poor quality so not all of the content is readable or keyword searchable.
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Boston Chronicle February 15, 1958
The Boston Chronicle
The Boston Chronicle was a daily newspaper published from 1915-1966 and often described as Boston’s “other Black newspaper.” These scanned images were made from Suffolk University’s microfilm reels (covering 1932-1960) that were originally purchased from the Boston Public Library. Some of the original microfilm images are of poor quality so not all of the content is readable or keyword searchable.
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Boston Chronicle February 22, 1958
The Boston Chronicle
The Boston Chronicle was a daily newspaper published from 1915-1966 and often described as Boston’s “other Black newspaper.” These scanned images were made from Suffolk University’s microfilm reels (covering 1932-1960) that were originally purchased from the Boston Public Library. Some of the original microfilm images are of poor quality so not all of the content is readable or keyword searchable.
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Boston Chronicle February 8, 1958
The Boston Chronicle
The Boston Chronicle was a daily newspaper published from 1915-1966 and often described as Boston’s “other Black newspaper.” These scanned images were made from Suffolk University’s microfilm reels (covering 1932-1960) that were originally purchased from the Boston Public Library. Some of the original microfilm images are of poor quality so not all of the content is readable or keyword searchable.
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Boston Chronicle January 11, 1958
The Boston Chronicle
The Boston Chronicle was a daily newspaper published from 1915-1966 and often described as Boston’s “other Black newspaper.” These scanned images were made from Suffolk University’s microfilm reels (covering 1932-1960) that were originally purchased from the Boston Public Library. Some of the original microfilm images are of poor quality so not all of the content is readable or keyword searchable.