Our double-sided Historic Black Press Mugs feature Black owned and operated newspapers Pre and Post-Civil War.

More than 20 Black newspapers were published in the U.S. before the Civil War. And between the end of the Civil War and the turn of the century, over 500 Black newspapers began publication.

The Negro World was the newspaper of the Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA). Founded by Garvey and Amy Ashwood Garvey, the newspaper was published weekly in Harlem, New York, and distributed internationally to the UNIA's chapters in more than forty countries.

Front of mug:

The Hist. Black Press Est.1827
The Negro World
A Newspaper Devoted Solely to the Interests of the Negro Race
New York, Saturday, August 17, 1918

Back of mug:

Excerpts from The Negro World [New York], Vol. XX, No.25, July 31, 1926
DECLARATION OF RIGHTS OF NEGRO PEOPLES OF THE WORLD

13. “We believe in the freedom of Africa for the Negro people of the world, and, by the principle of Europe for Europeans and Asia for Asiatics, we demand Africa for Africans home and abroad.”
14. “We believe in the inherent right of the Negro to possess himself of Africa, and that his possession of same shall not be regarded as an infringement on any claim or purchase made by any race or nation.”
27. “We believe in self-determination for all peoples.”
38. “We demand complete control of our social institutions without interference by any alien race or races.”
39. “That the colors, Red, Black and Green be the colors of the Negro race.”
40. Resolved, That the anthem, ‘Ethiopia, Thou Land of Our Fathers’, etc., shall be the anthem of the Negro race.”

The newspaper of the UNIA & African Communities League
MARCUS GARVEY, Founder, Editor & Publisher in 1918

Care: Hand wash only, NOT Microwave Safe
Due to the rustic nature of camp mugs, you may see small imperfections such as dents, bubbles + other rustic features.