Historical newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience. This primary source collection includes historically significant papers from more than 35 states and features many rare 19th-century titles.
This historical Black newspaper had the first Black White House correspondent and was the first Black daily in the nation in the 20th century.
This historical Black newspaper was the most widely circulated Black newspaper on the Atlantic coast during its time. It was the first Black newspaper to have correspondents reporting on World War II, foreign correspondents, and female sports correspondents.
A historical Black newspaper, with more than two-thirds of its readership outside Chicago.
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A historical newspaper archive including images of both full pages and clipped articles for hundreds of 1800s U.S. newspapers. For each issue, the newspaper is captured from cover-to-cover, providing access to every article, advertisement, and illustration.
Historical periodicals (e.g. news, magazines, and journals). Titles include Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine and America's first scientific journal, Medical Repository; magazines such as Vanity Fair and Ladies' Home; and more.
Historical newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience. This primary source collection includes historically significant papers from more than 35 states and features many rare 19th-century titles.
Produced quarterly by the Alternative Press Center, indexes nearly 290 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines that report and analyze the practices and theories of cultural, economic, political and social change.
Coverage: 1969-1990
Newspapers, magazines, and some peer-reviewed articles from the alternative and independent press. Alternative media is typically labeled as separate from corporate or government media sources, often representing counter-culture or sub-culture that is left out of main stream media sources.
This historical Black newspaper had the first Black White House correspondent and was the first Black daily in the nation in the 20th century.
This historical Black newspaper was the most widely circulated Black newspaper on the Atlantic coast during its time. It was the first Black newspaper to have correspondents reporting on World War II, foreign correspondents, and female sports correspondents.
A historical Black newspaper, with more than two-thirds of its readership outside Chicago.
Global Newsstream provides collections of news from the U.S., Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. Global Newsstream incorporates the U.S. Newsstream, Canadian Newsstream, and International Newsstream databases. All titles are cross searchable on the ProQuest platform.
DIRECT LINKS TO MAJOR NEWSPAPERS:
Historical periodicals (e.g. news, magazines, & journals) by and about African Americans. Published in 26 states, the publications include academic and political journals, commercial magazines, institutional newsletters, organization's bulletins, annual reports, and other genres.
Historical periodicals (e.g. news, magazines, and journals). Titles include Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine and America's first scientific journal, Medical Repository; magazines such as Vanity Fair and Ladies' Home; and more.
Full-text and high-resolution digital archive of children's magazines, covering topics such as education, news, entertainment, and more. Covers 1866-2020.
Contains the entire run of House Beautiful magazine (U.S. edition) from 1896 to the present day, reproduced in high-resolution color page images.
Produced quarterly by the Alternative Press Center, indexes nearly 290 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines that report and analyze the practices and theories of cultural, economic, political and social change.
Coverage: 1969-1990