CMU LibGuides: History: 79-200: Introduction to Historical Research & Writing: The Slave Experience: Newspapers During the American Slavery Period

Newspapers During the American Slavery Period

17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers
The newspapers, pamphlets, and books gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757-1817) represent the largest and most comprehensive collection of early English news media, totaling almost 1200 titles.
African American Newspapers, 1827-1998
More than 270 African American newspapers published in the 19th and 20th centuries.
African American Newspapers: The 19th Century
Full text of 7 major 19th century African American newspapers from 1827-1870.

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Search or browse newspapers from a particular state or date. Use the Advanced Search to search particular newspapers in the project. Be aware of the dates of coverage, as they change for each paper.

Historical Newspapers: American Israelite (1854 - 2000)
Longest-running English-language Jewish newspaper still published in the United States. The newspaper's two goals were to spread the principles of Reform Judaism, and to keep American Jews in touch with Jewish affairs and their religious identity.
Historical Newspapers: New York Times (1851 - ca. current minus 3 years)
Historical access to major U.S. newspaper, often considered the "newspaper of record." For current issues, 1980-present, use this. Fully searchable digital images of issues from 2008 - current (with a 3-month embargo) are available here.
Historical Newspapers: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1786-2003
Includes articles from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from 1786-2003. For other years, search the library catalog.
Times Digital Archive, 1785-2019
Search and display the full text of the Times (London), a major English language European newspaper