LibGuides: African-American History Subject Guide: Start Here

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Atlanta Daily World (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to the Atlanta Daily World (1931-2010), a major African American community newspaper.
Chicago Defender (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
Searchable PDF edition of the Chicago Defender newspaper, covering 1909-2010. The Chicago Defender was the most influential African-American newspaper of the 20th century.
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
A multidisciplinary database of periodical content, including scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers.
African American Newspapers, Series 1, 1827-1998 This link opens in a new window
A collection of 280 newspapers published for or by African Americans, beginning with Freedom’s Journal, the first African American newspaper published in the United States.