The Kansas City Call Newspaper

ID: 496 ~ Source: The Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri ~ Creator: University of Central Missouri Department of History, Stuart Hoy

This file appears in: Kansas City Missouri 18th & Vine The Call

The Kansas City Call Newspaper — The Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri

The newspaper The Kansas City Call offered information services to the African American community on 18th Street in Kansas City, MO. It was founded by Chester A. Franklin and began publishing on May 6, 1919. The newspaper is still in circulation.

This file appears in: Kansas City Missouri 18th & Vine The Call

Kansas City Missouri 18th & Vine The Call

By University of Central Missouri Department of History, Stuart Hoy, Glyne Gee

"The Kansas City Call," or simply, "The Call," was one of twenty-two newspapers published by Kansas City's African American community. It was founded by Chester A. Franklin and published on May 6, 1919, as a small four-page…