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Introduction
This guide highlights major databases of African American Newspaper and periodicals from the 19th and 20th centuries. It is organized by most popular by researchers.
Proquest Historical Black Newspapers
- ProQuest African American Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new windowPrimarily 20th century.
Titles include:
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Amsterdam News This link opens in a new windowFrom 1922-1993.
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Cleveland Call and Post This link opens in a new windowFrom 1934-1991.
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Norfolk Journal and Guide This link opens in a new windowFrom 1916-2003.
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Baltimore Afro-American This link opens in a new windowFrom 1893-1988.
African American Newspapers, 1827-1998
- America's Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window19th - 20th centuries. Contains local African American newspapers published in the United States. From Readex.
- African American Newspapers, Series 2, 1835-1956 This link opens in a new window19th - 20th centuries. Contains local African American newspapers published in the United States. Complements the databases African American Newspapers, Series 1, 1827-1998. From Readex.
African American Periodicals, 1825-1995
- African American Periodicals, 1825-1995 This link opens in a new window19th - 20th centuries. Periodicals by and about African Americans. From Readex.
Chronicling America
- Chronicling America, African American Newspapers19th - 20th centuries. From the Library of Congress.
19th Century African American Newspapers
- Accessible Archives This link opens in a new window19th century. Among the collections contained within Accessible Archives is 19th-century African American Newspapers.
Additional Newspaper & Periodical Databases
- American Periodicals Series Online This link opens in a new window18th-19th centuries. Contains a few African American periodicals. To locate these search by the following subjects: abolitionism and slavery.
- American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 1-5 (1691-1865) This link opens in a new window18th-19th centuries. Contains a few African American periodicals.