Draft:American Baptist (newspaper)

American Baptist was a newspaper in the United States. It was published in Louisville, Kentucky.[1]

It published a centennial edition in 1978.[2]

It was preceded by the Baptist Herald. George W. Dupree was its owner and general manager. It was renamed The American Baptist in 1879. W. H. Steward, secretary of the General Association of Kentucky Baptist took over as its leader. W. H. Ballew took over in 1935. Henrietta Butler and then Dr. Victor McKinney took over its leadership.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "American Baptist (Louisville, Ky.) 1879-19??". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  2. ^ a b Kleber, John E. (11 July 2014). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813149745.