Detroit Plaindealer

Detroit Plaindealer
Detroit Plaindealer newspaper founders
Formatbroadsheet
Founder(s)Benjamin Pelham,
Robert Pelham Jr.,
Walter H. Stowers,
William H. Anderson
Staff writersMeta E. Pelham
Active dates1883–1894
HeadquartersDetroit, Michigan, U.S.
OCLC number9975654

Detroit Plaindealer (1883–1894) also known as simply The Plaindealer, was an American newspaper that served the Black community and was published in Detroit.[1] Since 2020, the former newspaper publishing building has a historical marker at 1114 Washington Boulevard in the Capitol Park district in Detroit.[1]

  1. ^ a b Wright, Kyla L. (October 16, 2020). "Detroit's first Black newspaper receives overdue historical marker". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 4, 2023.