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The Hornet<\/em><\/strong> Secondary Location: 14 S. Bentz St.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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By Dorian Young\/\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Frederick was home to the first African American newspaper to publish in western Maryland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to The Frederick News-Post, The Frederick Hornet was published from 1906 to 1915. The newspaper office was originally in a two-story building behind 127 W. All Saints St. and later moved to 14 S. Bentz St., according to the FNP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately, both sites have been demolished and there are no markers to commemorate the newspaper\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Frederick Hornet was published every Saturday and reported both on happenings in Frederick and national and international events, according to the FNP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The FNP credited Edward Mitchell Johnson, a Trinidad immigrant whose reasons for coming to Frederick remain unknown, with starting The Frederick Hornet. Johnson operated the paper from his home at 14 S. Bentz St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Frederick News-Post stated that the only known item that remains to document the Black newspaper is a single copy held by the African American Heritage Society of Frederick County. A Burkittsville family found the newspaper, along with other African American antiquities, in the attic of their home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Frederick Hornet was advertised to the public as being the only Black newspaper located in western Maryland. Unfortunately, the research and documentation of Frederick\u2019s Black press is practically nonexistent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The single remaining copy of The Frederick Hornetsaid a one-year subscription to the newspaper cost $1, while a six-month subscription cost 60 cents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Hornet<\/em><\/strong> Secondary Location: 14 S. Bentz St.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n