# Claude A. Barnett

Founded the Associated Negro Press (ANP) in Chicago in 1919, establishing a news service that supplied weekly copy to more than 100 Black-owned newspapers across the United States at its peak in the 1930s. The service operated from offices in Bronzeville, employing editors and a national network of correspondents. Barnett's syndicate provided news coverage of the Great Migration and commercial developments within Black urban communities until the service ceased operations in 1964.

- Region: 773
- Affiliation: Associated Negro Press
- Industry: News Syndication
- URL: https://xecon.dev/773/profiles/people/claude-a-barnett
- Updated: 2026-05-27

## Sources

1. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Albert_Barnett)
2. [Bmrc](https://bmrc.lib.uchicago.edu/portal/view/?id=BMRC.CHM.BARNETT-CLAUDE.xml)
3. [Pq-static-content](https://pq-static-content.proquest.com/collateral/media2/documents/10618.pdf)