African American Newspapers
- Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002), ProQuest Historical NewspapersAt its height in the 1940s the Pittsburgh Courier was one of the most important african american newspapers in the country, had a national circulation of over 350,000 and was as widely read as the Chicago Defender and Baltimore Afro-American. It is famous for its coverage of racial stereotypes in popular media, segregation in the military, Jim Crow in the South and african american figures in sports, and is a vital source of information about the Great Migration.
- Philadelphia Tribune (1912-2001), Proquest Historical NewspapersPhiladelphia's principal African American publication.
- Indianapolis Recorder (1899-2005)African American newspaper that "focused on local people and events in Indianapolis but also reported national events." Missing 1917-1925.
- Muhammad Speaks (1961-1975), Reveal DigitalThe official newspaper of the Nation of Islam. Digitized in Black American, an Independent Voices collection.
Newspaper Collections and Aggregators
- ProQuest Historical NewspapersCombined searching for all "ProQuest Historical Newspapers" listed above and also for other newspapers, e.g., The New York Times.
- Ethnic NewsWatchFulltext only - no page images - for 70 current African American newspapers. Most titles have fulltext starting c.1991, with some titles starting as early as the 1950s.
- Library of Congress, Digitized Black NewspapersMore than 110 newspapers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Black American.Black Power newspapers from the latter half of the 20th century. Part of the Independent Voices digital collection produced by Reveal Digital.
- Accessible Archives: 19th century African American newspapersNine African-American newspapers published between 1827 and 1902, including The Christian Recorder (1861–1902) The National Era (1847–1860) Provincial Freeman (1854–1857) .
- Historic newspapers on the WebListing of freely available digitized African American Newspapers.
Contextual Data
- National Black Press Circulation, 1920-1945This just covers The Chicago Defender, Pittsburgh Courier and Baltimore Afro-American. See the next entry for circulation data about other newspapers.
- Ayer's American Press DirectoryOnline to 1920; in print for later years. Includes circulation data for individual newspapers.
- Oxford African American Studies CenterFind entries on particular newspapers, editors and reporters as well as on black journalism in themes in general.
