Historic African American Newspapers - Digital Collections
Online historical digital collections made available through digitization projects from Google News Archive, and various libraries, museums, and universities across the country.
- African American Experience in Ohio 1850-1920: Newspapers11 African American Newspapers: Ohio Historical Society. Selected articles and scattered issues.
- African American newspapers -- TexasTexas. various issues and publications. The portal to Texas history from University of North Texas Libraries.
- The Afro AmericanBaltimore, MD. Jan 4, 1902 - Dec 26, 1992; Google News Archive
- Afro American LedgerJan 5, 1906 - Jun 30, 1917; Google News Archive
- The AppealSaint Paul, Minn. appr. 1889-1922. Library of Congress. Chronicling America
- Baltimore Afro-American - 1794-2003Google News Archive. Digital collection includes various date coverage - mostly 1940s-200s. 1 issue from 1794. Try viewing by decade.
- The beeWashington, D.C. 1882-1884. Library of Congress. Chronicling America
- Birmingham Iron Age NewspaperBPL Digital Collections 1874-1901
- Black Ink (Black Student Movement, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill1969-2001; DigitalNC Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- The Broad AxSalt Lake City, Utah, appr. 1895-1922. Library of Congress. Chronicling America
- Buffalo CriterionWestern New York. Various issues 1952-1989. Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
- The BystanderDes Moines, Iowa, appr. 1916-1921. Library of Congress. Chronicling America
- California EagleThe West's oldest African-American newspaper; published from 1879-1964. Various dates and issues are included in this collection. Ebook and Texts Archive, Internet Archive
- The Carolina TimesDurham, NC: 1937-1964 - not all years available online; DigitalNC Collection from University of North Carolina
- Cayton's weekly.Seattle, Wash., appr. 1917-1921. Library of Congress. Chronicling America.
- The Charleston advocate.Charleston, S.C., appr. 1867-1868. Library of Congress. Chronicling America.
- The Colored Americanfrom Badgerlink. 1899–1904 Washington, D.C.
- The Colored AmericanWashington, D.C., appr. 1899-1904. Library of Congress. Chronicling America
- The Colored CitizenHelena, Mont., some issues from 1894. Library of Congress. Chronicling America.
- The Colored CitizenPensacola, Florida. Weekly. various issues. 1914-appr. 1958. University of West Florida Repository. Click on Download PDF to view more pages in the issue.
- The Concordia eagle.Vidalia, La., appr. 1875-1885. Library of Congress. Chronicling America.
- The Crisis - Google BooksThe Crisis, founded by W.E.B. Du Bois as the official publication of the NAACP. from 1910.
- The Crisis: Vol 1-25; 1910-1925Modernist Journals Project from Brown University & the University of Tulsa
- The Dallas ExpressDallas, Tex. 1919-1922. Library of Congress. Chronicling America
- Elevator - California Digital Newspaper CollectionCalifornia. various issues from 1865-1898. California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- The Evansville Argus1938-1943; Evansville, IN; University of Southern Indiana
- Florida StarJacksonville, FL; 1956-2012 (not all issues included online)
- The Free Citizen.Orangeburg, S.C., appr. 1875-1876. Library of Congress. Chronicling America
- Freedom's Journal,African-American Newspapers & Periodicals. Digitization of Freedom's Journal, the first African-American owned and operated newspaper published in the United States. Published weekly in New York City from 1827 to 1829.
- The Freeman, Indianapolis, INJul 21, 1888 - Dec 25, 1915; Google News Archive
- The Indianapolis leaderIndianapolis, Ind., appr. 1879-1882. Library of Congress. Chronicling America
- Indianapolis Recorder1899-2005 (with some missing issues); IUPUI University Library
- Iowa State BystanderDes Moines, Iowa. 1894-1916. The Library of Congress > Chronicling America
- Kansas Blackmanfrom Badgerlink. Topeka, Kansas. 1894–1896
- The Kansas City Sun.Kansas City, Mo., appr. 1914-1920. Library of Congress. Chronicling America.
- The Langston City heraldLangston City, O.T. [Okla.], appr. 1892-1898. Library of Congress. Chronicling America
- The Lexington standard.Lexington, Ky., appr 1900-1911. Library of Congress. Chronicling America
- Lincoln University Clarion, 1935-1975Jefferson City, Missouri. 1935-1975.
- The Louisianian.New Orleans, La., appr. 1870-1871. Library of Congress. Chronicling America.
- Maryville RepublicanMaryville, Tenn. 187?-1877. Library of Congress. Chronicling America
- Maryville RepublicanMaryville, Tenn. 1867-187?. Library of Congress. Chronicling America
- Miami Times1958-2012 (not all issues included online)
- The Montana PlaindealerHelena, Mont. 1906-1911. Library of Congress. Chronicling America.
- The Muskogee CimeterMuskogee, Indian Territory, Okla., appr. 1904-1920. Library of Congress. Chronicling America
- Nashville GlobeNashville, Tenn. 1906-193?
- The national forumWashington, D.C., 1910. Library of Congress. Chronicling America
- The Negro Leaderfrom Badgerlink. Uniontown, Alabama. 1911-1915
- The Negro Starfrom Badgerlink. Wichita, Kansas. 1920–1926
- The New AgeButte, Mont., appr. 1902-1903. Library of Congress. Chronicling America.
- The New York AgeAug 16, 1890 - Feb 27, 1892; Google News Archive
- The Oklahoma GuideGuthrie, Oklahoma. various issues from early twentieth century. The Gateway to Oklahoma History. Oklahoma Historical Society.
- The Pensacola CourierPensacola, Florida; various issues 1948-1958; University of West Florida Repository. Click on Download PDF to view more pages of the issue.
- The People's Recorder.Columbia, S.C., appr. 1898-1909. Library of Congress. Chronicling America
- Portland New Age.Portland, Or. 1905-1907. University of Oregon Libraries - Historic Oregon Newspapers
- The Professional WorldColumbia, Mo., appr. 1901-1903. Library of Congress. Chronicling America.
- Race & Place: NewspapersOver 1000 articles from Charlottesville Reflector and the Richmond Planet
- The RepublicanSeattle, Wash.) 1894-1???. Library of Congress. Chronicling America
- Richmond Afro AmericanJan 4, 1947 - Dec 27, 1947; Google News Archive
- Richmond planet.Richmond, Va., appr. 1889-1910. Library of Congress. Chronicling America.
- The Rising Son1903-1907; Kansas City, Mo. Library of Congress. Chronicling America.
- The Seattle Republican.Seattle, Wash., appr. 1900-1913. Library of Congress. Chronicling America
- Sedalia Weekly ConservatorSedalia, Mo., appr. 1903-1908. Library of Congress. Chronicling America.
- Semi-weekly Louisianian.New Orleans, La., 1871-1872. Library of Congress. Chronicling America.
- South Carolina Leader.Charleston, S.C., appr. 1865-1867. Library of Congress. Chronicling America
- The Southern Indicator.Columbia, S.C., appr. 1913-1922. Library of Congress. Chronicling America.
- St Louis PalladiumMissouri Digital Heritage Collections; Issues from this African-American newspaper document St. Louis in 1904.
- The Tulsa StarTulsa, Okla., appr. 1913-1921. Library of Congress. Chronicling America.
- Washington Afro-AmericanDec 26, 1916 - Jun 28, 1988; Google News Archive
- Washington Afro-American Red Star Edition34 issues. Jul 1, 1975 - Dec 30, 1975. Google News Archive
- The Washington BeeWashington, D.C., appr. 1886-1912. Library of Congress. Chronicling America.
- Western AppealSaint Paul, Minn., appr. 1885-1888. Library of Congress. Chronicling America
- Winston-Salem ChronicleWinston-Salem, NC, appr. 1974 - 2016
Collections of Historic African American Newspapers
- African American Experience in Ohio 1850-1920: Newspapers11 African American Newspapers: Ohio Historical Society. Selected articles and scattered issues.
- African American newspapers -- TexasTexas. various issues and publications. The portal to Texas history from University of North Texas Libraries.
- Chronicling America: African American Newspapers42 African American Newspapers in this collection from Library of Congress; 1836-1922
- Collections: American Historical Periodicals - African-American Magazines | HathiTrust Digital LibraryAfrican-American Magazines form the 19th and early 20th centuries. Hathi Trust Digital Library. appr. 90 volumes.
- Microfilmed African-American Newspapers and Periodicals at the Wisconsin Historical LibraryWisconsin Historical Library
Other Libraries
You may have access to additional newspapers and resources at other local libraries.
Newspaper Databases and Web Archives
These general resources may include some African American newspapers
- Newspaper Source Plus - Proquestaccess provided through Badgerlink
- Newspapers.com Library Edition - World CollectionProquest database available through Badgerlink. Historical newspapers archive from the 1700s - 2000s containing thousands of well-known regional, state, and small local newspapers in the United States and other countries.
