&sq=&lang=&file=File:Western_Appeal_newspaper_cover_June_13_1885.jpg) June 13, 1885 front page of Western Appeal | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Founder(s) | Samuel E. Hardy John T. Burgett Frederick Douglass Parker |
| Publisher | Parker Burgett & Hardy Publishing Company |
| Editor | Frederick Douglass Parker John Quincy Adams Roy Wilkins |
| Founded | June 5, 1885 |
| Political alignment | Republican |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | 1923 |
| Headquarters | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| ISSN | 2163-7083 |
| OCLC number | 10153837 |
The Appeal (originally the Western Appeal) was a weekly newspaper published from 1885 to 1923. It was one of the most successful African American newspapers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Founded in St. Paul, Minnesota, it was published in six separate editions in cities across the United States at the height of its popularity. In 1889 the newspaper changed its name to The Appeal to reflect its expanded geographic scope.