CMU LibGuides: History: 79-242: African American History: Reconstruction to the Present: Newspaper Articles

African American Newspapers

See Newspapers for other newspapers and resources. Other libraries may have copies of other newspapers. You can use either search Worldcat or the Center for Research Libraries' catalog to see what might be available.

You can also find other digitized newspapers by using ICON: International Coalition on Newspapers Digitization Projects

African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 This link opens in a new window
1827-1998 (exact dates vary by newspaper)
More than 270 African American newspapers published in the 19th and 20th centuries.
African American Newspapers: The 19th Century This link opens in a new window
From Accessible Archives, includes:
The Christian Recorder (1861–1902)
The Colored American (1837–1841)
Frederick Douglass’ Paper (1851–1855; 1859–1863)
Freedom’s Journal (1827–1829)
The National Era (1847–1860)
The North Star (1847–1851)
Provincial Freeman (1854–1857)
Weekly Advocate (1837–1837)

African American Newspapers available from the Center for Research Libraries
The Center for Research Libraries exists to lend materials to its members. Since CMU is a member, you can obtain items from them via interlibrary loan. Often one can get an extended loan period for the items you borrow.

Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
1959-present
"Includes newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives. "
Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune (1849 - current minus 24 years) This link opens in a new window
1919-1975
"Founded by Robert S. Abbott on May 5, 1905, once heralded itself as "The World's Greatest Weekly." The newspaper was the nation's most influential black weekly newspaper by the advent of World War I, with more than two thirds of its readership base located outside of Chicago." Read More
Historical Newspapers: Pittsburgh Courier, 1911-1950 This link opens in a new window
1911-2002
"Once the country's most widely circulated black newspaper with a national circulation of almost 200,000. Established in 1907..."Read More

Negro Newspapers on Microfilm
Hillman Library, University of Pittsburgh, Ground Floor.
Microfilmed for the Committee on Negro Studies of the American Council of Learned Studies, this collection includes scattered issues of many different Negro newspaper titles, published from 1823 to 1928. All are shelved alphabetically by title.
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Afro American Advance (Minneapolis, MN), 1899-1900.
Afro Independent (St. Paul, MN),1888.
Aliened American (Cleveland, OH), 1853.
American Eagle (St. Louis, MO), 1905.
American Negro (Springfield, MO), 1890.
Concordia Eagle (Vidalia, LA), 1875-1880, 1883.
Conservator (Chicago, Il), 1882 (Shelved under "Miscellaneous Negro Newspapers").
Free American (Columbus, OH), 1887.
Iowa Baptist Standard (Des Moines), 1897.
Knoxville Negro World (Knoxville), 1887.
Loyal Georgian (Augusta, GA), 1866-1868.
Midland Express (Boydton, VA), 1893.
Minneapolis Observer (Minneapolis, MN), 1890.
Mirror of the Times (San Francisco, CA), 1857.
National Baptist World (Wichita, KA), 1894.
Negro World (Knoxville, TN), 1891-1900.
New York Freeman (New York, NY), 1885.
Northern Star and Freemen's Advocate (Albany, NY), 1842-1843.
People's Friend (Wichita and Topeka, KA), 1894.
Portland New Age (Portland, OR), 1905-1907.
Progress (Omaha, NE), 1890-1891.
Race Standard (Baltimore, MD), 1897.
Ram's Horn (New York, NY), 1847.
South Carolina Leader (Charleston, SC), 1865.
Tennessee Star (Nashville, TN), 1887.
Twin City American (Minneapolis, MN), 1899.
Union (New Orleans, LA), 1862-1864.
Virginia Star (Richmond, VA), 1878-1882.
Weekly Avalanche (Des Moines, IO), 1893.
Weekly Loyal Georgian (Augusta, GA), 1867-1868.
Weekly Negro World (Knoxville, TN), 1887.
Weekly Review (New Albany, IN ), 1881.
Wichita Tribune (Wichita, KA), 1898.

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