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African American / Black History news archives
African American Newspapers 1827-1998 This link opens in a new window
270 searchable newspapers drawn from over 35 US states. A unique record of African American history, culture and daily life.
Independent Voices This link opens in a new window
Independent Voices is an open access digital collection of alternative press newspapers, magazines and journals. These materials were produced by feminists, dissident GIs, campus radicals, Native Americans, anti-war activists, Black Power advocates, Hispanics, LGBT activists, the extreme right-wing press and alternative literary magazines during the latter half of the 20th century.
Rastafari Ephemeral Publications from the Written Rastafari Archives Project This link opens in a new window
This collection contains magazines, newsletters and ephemeral publications from the Written Rastafari Archives Project (WRAP). The period covered is the early 1970s to 2014 and covers a transitional period, where the movement has spread across the Afro-Atlantic world and has become more globalized.
African American Newspapers 1827-1998 This link opens in a new window
270 searchable newspapers drawn from over 35 US states. A unique record of African American history, culture and daily life.
Atlanta Daily World This link opens in a new window
Fully searchable access to the Atlanta Daily World newspaper archive from 1931-2003.
Baltimore Afro-American This link opens in a new window
Fully searchable access to the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper archive from 1893-1988.
Black Studies Center This link opens in a new window
Consists of scholarly journals, commissioned essays and historic indexes on US focused black studies and culture as well as black literature, and The Chicago Defender newspaper from 1910-1975. A major component is Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, consisting of essays that provide an introduction to major topics in Black Studies. The other black newspapers we subscribe to and the Black Abolitionist Papers are cross-searchable in this resource.
Chicago Defender This link opens in a new window
Fully searchable access to the Chicago Defender newspaper archive from 1909-1975.
Cleveland Call and Post This link opens in a new window
Fully searchable access to the Cleveland Call and Post newspaper archive from 1934-1991.
Los Angeles Sentinel This link opens in a new window
Fully searchable access to the Los Angeles Sentinel archive from 1934-2005. Provides first-hand accounts, reporting and unparalleled coverage of the politics and society from one of America's most prominent African American newspapers.
Michigan Chronicle This link opens in a new window
Fully searchable access to the Michigan Chronicle newspaper archive from 1939-2010.
New York Amsterdam News This link opens in a new window
Fully searchable access to the New York Amsterdam News archive 1922 - 1993.
Norfolk Journal and Guide This link opens in a new window
Fully searchable access to the newspaper archive. Coverage: 1916 - 2003.
Philadelphia Tribune This link opens in a new window
Fully searchable newspaper archive. Coverage: 1912 - 2001.
Pittsburgh Courier This link opens in a new window
Fully searchable newspaper archive. Coverage: 1911 - 2002.
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