African American Newspapers, Series 1 and 2, 1827-1998, provides online access to more than 350 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience. This collection includes historically significant papers from more than 35 states, features many rare 19th-century titles.
Atlanta Daily World (1931-2003) had the first black White House correspondent and was the first black daily in the nation in the 20th century. Atlanta Daily World is one of the ten ProQuest Historical Black Newspapers.
The Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988) was the most widely circulated black newspaper on the Atlantic coast. It was the first black newspaper to have correspondents reporting on World War II, foreign correspondents, and female sports correspondents.
The Chicago Defender (1910-1975): A leading African American newspaper, with more than two-thirds of its readership outside Chicago. Part of the ProQuest Historical Black Newspaper Collection.
Primary sources such as autobiographies, diaries, letters, photographs, and other documents are often reprinted in books. Search the library with OneSearch and combine your topic with descriptions like these.
Below are examples of books containing primary sources that can be found in the CSULA Library.
The American Slave by 
Angela Davis by 
Black Panthers Speak by 
The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers, 1826-1919 by