LibGuides: Historical African American Newspapers Available Online: Northeast

Newspapers in the Northeast

Newspaper Title (Dates of Paper's Publication), Publication Place: Dates Available Online

The Advance (1899-19??), Willmington, DE: 1900 One issue only
The Afro-American (1892-1899), Baltimore, MD: 1893, 1895-1898
The Afro-American Ledger (1900-1917?), Baltimore, MD: 1906-1917
The American Citizen (1879-1???), Baltimore, MD: 1879 One issue only
The Baltimore Afro-American (1892-present), Baltimore, MD: 1933-1992 not a complete run
Bay State Banner (????-present), Boston, MA: 2017-present This was historically an African American paper and it still is, but there is no access to issues before 2003
The Bee (1882-1884), Washington, D.C.: 1882-1884
Black Republican and Office-Holder's Journal (18??-18??), New York, NY: 1865 One issue only
The Boston Advance (1896-1907), Boston, MA: 1900 One issue only
The Boston Courant (1890-19??), Boston, MA: 1900 One issue only
The Buffalo Criterion (1925-1973), Buffalo, NY: 1952-1973
The Buffalo Criterion (1974-present), Buffalo, NY: 1974-1989
The Christian Banner (1888-19??), Philadelphia, PA: 1900 One issue only
The Christian Recorder (1852-present), Philadelphia, PA: 1854-March 1856, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1883-1886, 1894-1895 Not a complete run of the paper. Dates available: July 1854-January 1856, January-March 1856, January-March 1861, July-December 1861, January-March 1862, July-December 1862, 1863 complete, January-March 1864, July-December 1864, 1865 complete, July-December 1866, 1867 complete, January-February 1868, April-September 1868, January-April 1869, June-December 1869, January-April 1870, March-December 1883, 1884-1886 complete, March 1894-April 1895
The Colonization Herald and General Register (1839-1849), Philadelphia, PA: 1839
The Colored American (1893-19??), Washington, D.C.: 1894, 1899-1904
The Commonwealth (1915-19??), Baltimore, MD: 1915
Connecticut Chronicle (194?-194?), Hartford, CT: 1948 One issue only
Daily National Era (1854-1854), Washington, D.C.: 1854
The Defender (1897-19??), Philadelphia, PA: 1900 One issue only
Douglass' Monthly (1859-1863), Rochester, NY: 1860-1862
Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851-1857), Rochester, NY: 1852-1855 This page only contains certain articles, not a full issue.
Frederick Douglass' Paper (1851-1857), Rochester, NY: 1853
Freedom's Journal (1827-1829), New York, NY: 1827-1829
The Guardian (1901-1960), Boston, MA: 1939-1957
Hartford Chronicle (194?-1947), Hartford, CT: 1946-1947 Succeeded by Connecticut Chronicle
Hartford-Springfield Chronicle (1940-194?), Springfield, MA: 1940 One issue only
The Leader (1889-1???), Washington, D.C. & Alexandria, VA: 1889
National Era (1847-1860), Washington, D.C.: 1847-1860 Google has an incomplete run in their archive.
The National Era (1847-1860), Washington, D.C.: 1850-1860 Preceded by the Baltimore Saturday Visitor and succeeded by The Principia (New York)
The National Forum (1910-19??), Washington, D.C.: 1910
The National Leader (1888-1889), Washington, D.C.: 1888-1889
National Savings Bank (1868-18??), Washington, D.C.: 1868
The Negro Appeal (1899-19??), Baltimore, MD: 1900 One Issue Only
New England Bulletin (1949-19??), Hartford, CT: 1949
New Era (1870-1870), Washington, D.C.: 1870 Succeeded by the New National Era
New National Era (1870-1874), Washington, D.C.: 1870-1874 Preceded by The New Citizen and New Era
New York Age (1887-1953), New York, NY: 1890-1892 These are from the Google news archive.
New York Age (1887-1953), New York, NY: 1906-1953 These are from Fulton History.com, a New York State history website that has many digitized New York State newspapers. You will need to create a free account to access this paper. Once you have an account, go through the alphabetical list (listed first by place of publication followed by paper title) to find the paper.
New York Amsterdam News (1909-present), New York: 1963-1984, 1986-1988 These are from Fulton History.com, a New York State history website that has many digitized New York State newspapers. You will need to create a free account to access the papers. Once you have an account, go through the alphabetical list (listed first by place of publication followed by paper title) to find the paper.
New York Amsterdam News (1909-present), New York, NY: 1993-present, MARIST USERS ONLY This is available to current Marist students, staff and faculty members only.
The North Star (1847-1851), Rochester, NY: 1847-1851
Odd Fellows' Journal (1897-19??), Philadelphia, PA: 1900 One Issue Only
The Ram's Horn (1847-1848), New York, NY: 1847 One Issue Only
The Rights of All (1829-18??), New York, NY: 1829
Washington Afro American (1892-present), Washington, D.C.: 1916-1988 This is an incomplete run.
Washington Afro American Red Star Edition (1975-1988?), Washington, D.C.: 1975
Washington Afro-American and Washington Tribune (1892-present), Washington, D.C.: 2006-present, MARIST USERS ONLY This is available to current Marist students, staff and faculty members only.
The Washington Bee (1884-1922), Washington, D.C.: 1886-1903, 1906-1912
The Weekly Anglo-African (1859-1865?), New York, NY: 1859-1864 These are from Fulton History.com, a New York State history website that has many digitized New York State newspapers. You will need to create a free account to access the papers. Once you have an account, go through the alphabetical list (listed first by place of publication followed by paper title) to find the paper.
Woman's Era (1894-1897), Boston, MA: 1894-1897

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