ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Black Newspaper Collection presents 14 influential African American newspapers that documented the Black experience in America from 1893 to 2010. These publications provide firsthand accounts of pivotal moments in history through the lens of distinguished Black journalists and community leaders.
These newspapers provide researchers with unprecedented access to perspectives and information that was excluded or marginalized in mainstream sources. The content, including articles, obituaries, photos, editorials, and more, is easily accessible for scholars in the study of the history of race relations, journalism, local and national politics, education, African American studies, and many multidisciplinary subjects.
Black Newspapers
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Atlanta Daily World
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Baltimore Afro-American
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Defender
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Cleveland Call & Post
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Houston Informer and Texas Freeman
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Kansas City Call
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Los Angeles Sentinel
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Louisville Defender
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Michigan Chronicle
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Amsterdam News
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Norfolk Journal & Guide
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Philadelphia Tribune
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Pittsburgh Courier
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: St. Louis American
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Two Centuries of Authentic African American Voices and Perspectives
Leading Black Newspapers
Access to 14 distinguished African-American newspapers, including trailblazing publications like Chicago Defender, The Pittsburgh Courier, and Baltimore Afro-American that amplified community voices and catalyzed social transformation
African-American Lens
Firsthand coverage of transformative events from Reconstruction through the Great Migration, Civil Rights Movement, and modern era, documenting authentic perspectives missing from mainstream media accounts
Original Print Format
Browse newspapers exactly as they first appeared, with articles, photos, ads, and editorials in their original context
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