The Villager Newspaper Photograph Collection. 1973-2002. 1973-1979.

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The Villager Newspaper Photograph Collection. 1973-2002. 1973-1979.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/aushc/00003/00003-P.html

The Villager Newspaper was started in 1973 by Tommy L. Wyatt and continues to publish weekly. The free newspaper has a circulation of 6,000, and is distributed mostly in East Austin but also at select venues throughout Austin. The focus of the newspaper is the African American community in Austin, Texas, especially those individuals and businesses in East Austin.

Austin History Center , Austin Public Library, 810 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas, 78701.

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