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Historical African American Newspapers Available Online: Chronology

A guide to African American Newspapers

Contents

Antebellum and Civil War Era, 1800-1865 | Reconstruction, 1865-1876 | Gilded Age, 1877-1899

Pre-World War I, 1900-1914 | World War I-World War II, 1914-1945 | 20th and 21st Centuries

Antebellum and Civil War Era, 1800-1865

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

Reconstruction, 1866-1876

The Gilded Age, 1877-1899

Pre-World War I, 1900-1913

The Advance (1899-19??), Willmington, DE: 1900 One issue only
The Advocate (1901-1913), Charleston, WV: 1907-1912
The Afro-American Citizen (1899-1902), Charleston, SC: 1900
The Afro-American Ledger (1900-1917?), Baltimore, MD: 1906-1917
Afro American Mission Herald (1895?-????), Louisville, KY: 1900-1901
American Baptist (1879-19??), Louisville, KY: 1903-1904
The American Eagle (1894-19??), St. Louis, MO: 1905 One issue only
The American Guide (1889-1???), Little Rock, AR: 1900 One issue only
The Appeal (1889-19??), Saint Paul, MN: 1889-1923
The Atlanta Age (1898-19??), Atlanta, GA: 1900 One issue only
The Augusta Union (1889-19??), Augusta, GA: 1900 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 Broad Ax (1895-19??), Salt Lake City, UT and Chicago, IL: 1895-1922 The paper was published in Salt Lake City until 1899 when the owner moved it due to tensions with the Latter Day Saints. It was then published in Chicago until it closed its doors
The Christian Banner (1888-19??), Philadelphia, PA: 1900 One issue only
The Colorado Stateman (1895-1961) Denver, CO: 1904-1924
The Colored American (1893-19??), Washington, D.C.: 1899-1904
Columbus Chronicle (1895-1900), Columbus, GA: 1900 One issue only
The Defender (1897-19??), Philadelphia, PA: 1900 One issue only
The Denver Star (1913-1963?), Denver, CO: 1913-1918 Preceded by Franklin's paper The Denver Star
The Detroit Informer (1897-19??), Detroit, MI: One issue only
The Enterprise (1893-1914), Omaha NE: 1900 One issue only
The Florida Evangelist (1896-1902), Jacksonville, FL: 1900 One issue only
The Florida Sentinel (1887?-1???), Pensacola, FL: 1900, 1904, 1912 Courtesy of the University of West Florida
The Forum (1904-192?), Springfield, IL: 1906-1911, 1914-1917
Franklin's Paper The Denver Star (1912-1913), Denver, CO: 1912-1913 Preceded by Franklin's Paper The Statesman and succeeded by The Denver Star
Franklin's Paper The Statesman (1906-1912), Denver, CO: 1906-1912 Preceded by The Statesman and succeeded by Franklin's Paper The Denver Star
The Free State (1898-19??), Brandon, MS: 1900 One issue only
The Freeman (1884-1927), Indianapolis, IN: 1888-1915
The Gazette (1892-194?), Cleveland, OH: 1900-1901
The Gazette and Land Bulletin (1896-19??), FL/GA: 1900 One issue only
The Huntsville Star (1900-19??) Huntsville, AL: 1900 One issue only
The Independent (1898-19??), Houston, TX: 1900 One issue only
The Indianapolis Recorder (1899-2005), Indianapolis, IN: 1899-1916, 1926-2005
The Indianapolis World (188?-19??), Indianapolis, IN: 1900 One issue only
The Iowa State Bystander (1894-1916), Des Moines, IA: 1894-1916 Succeeded by the Bystander
The Item (1891-1900), Dallas, TX: 1900 One issue only
The Jackson Headlight (1900-19??), Jackson, TN: 1900 One Issue Only
Kansas City Observer (1896-19??), Kansas City, MO: 1900 One Issue Only
Kentucky Reporter (1???-19??), Owensboro and Louisville, KY: 1902
The Lexington Standard (1892-1912), Lexington, KY: 1900, 1911
The Light (1891-19??), Vicksburg, MS: 1900 One Issue Only
The Macon Sentinel (1899-19??), Macon, GA: 1900 One Issue Only
Metropolis Weekly Gazette (1???-19??), Metropolis, IL: 1911-1922
The Missouri Messenger (1894-1900), Macon, MS: 1900 One Issue Only
The Montana Plaindealer (1906-1911), Helena, MT: 1906-1911
The Montgomery Enterprise (1898-1???), Montgomery, AL: 1900 One Issue Only
The Muskogee Cimeter (1901-19??), Muskogee Indian Territory, OK: 1904-1913, 1915-1920
The Nashville Globe (1906-193?), Nashville, TN: 1907-1913, 1917-1918
The National Forum (1910-19??), Washington, D.C.: 1910
The National Pilot (1886-19??), Petersburg, VA: 1900 One Issue Only
The Negro Appeal (1899-19??), Baltimore, MD: 1900 One Issue Only
The New Age (1902-1903), Butte, MT: 1902-1903
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.
The Observer (1899-1900), Baton Rouge, LA: 1900 One Issue Only
Odd Fellows' Journal (1897-19??), Philadelphia, PA: 1900 One Issue Only
Ohio Standard and Observer (1897-19??), Xenia, OH: 1900 One Issue Only
Oil City Afro-American (1898-19??), Corsicana, TX: 1900 One Issue Only
The Oklahoma Guide (1892-1922), Guthrie, OK: 1904-1922 Continued by The Peoples Elevator
The Parsons Weekly Blade (1892-19??), Parsons, KS: 1900 One Issue Only
Paul Quinn Weekly (1???-19??), Waco, TX: 1900 One Issue Only
The People's Recorder (1893-1925), Columbia, SC: 1898 1900-1901, 1909
Pine Bluff Weekly Herald (1900-19??), Pink Bluff, AR: 1900 One Issue Only
Pioneer Press (1882-19??), Martinsburg, WV: 1911-1917
The Plaindealer (1899-1900), Topeka, KS: 1900 One Issue Only
The Portland New Age (1905-1907), Portland, OR: 1906-1907
The Professional World (1901-192?), Columbia, MO: 1901-1903
The Progress (1889-19??), Omaha, NE: 1890, 1900
The Republican Courier (1899-1900), New Orleans, LA: 1899-1900
Richmond Planet (1883-1938), Richmond, VA: 1889-1890, 1894-1910, 1915, 1917-1930
Richmond Planet (1883-1938), Richmond, VA: 1890-1894, 1906, 1934 These are from the Virginia Center for Digital History at the University of Virginia. This is an incomplete run of article transcripts.
The Rising Son (1896-19??), Kansas City, MO: 1903-1907
The Rock Hill Messenger (1896-1921), Rock Hill, SC: 1900
The Savannah Tribune (1876-1960), Savannah, GA: 1886-1888, 1913
The Seattle Republican (1???-19??), Seattle, WA: 1900-1913
Sedalia Weekly Conservator (1903-1909), Sedalia, MO: 1903-1908
The Southern Indicator (1903-1925), Columbus, SC: 1913-1915, 1921-1922
Southern Republican (1898-1907), New Orleans, LA: 1899-1900
The Statesman (18??-1906), Denver, CO: 1905-1906 Succeeded by Franklin's Paper The Statesman
St. Louis Palladium (1903-1907), St. Louis, MO: 1904
Taborian Banner (19??-????), Galveston, TX: 1906
The True Reformer (1899-19??), Littleton, NC: 1900 One issue only
The Tulsa Star (1913-19??), Tulsa, OK: 1913-1921
The Twin City Star (1910-19??), Minneapolis, MN: 1910-1919
Voice of Missions (1893-1900), Laurel, MS: 1900 One issue only
The Washington Bee (1884-1922), Washington, D.C.: 1886-1903, 1906-1912
The Weekly Negro World (189?-19??), Cary, MS: 1902 One issue only
The Western Enterprise (1896-1912), Colorado Springs, CO: 1900
The Western Outlook (1894-1928), San Francisco, CA: 1900, 1914-1916, 1921-1922, 1926-1928
The Western Star (1881-19??), Houston, TX: 1900 One issue only
Wide-Awake (189?-1906), Birmingham, AL: 1900 One issue only

World War I-World War II, 1914-1945

20th and 21st Centuries

Afro-American Courier (1926-19??), Yazoo City, MS: 1926-1942, 1957
The Akron Reporter (1969-present), Akron, OH: 1969-1999, 2003-2018
Arizona Sun (1942-196?), Phoenix, AZ: 1944, 1946-1958, 1960-1963
Arizona Tribune (1958-197?), Phoenix, AZ: 1958-1963
Atlanta Daily World (1928-present), Atlanta, GA: 2014, MARIST USERS 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 Bennett Banner, Bennett College Student Newspaper (1???-present), Greensboro, NC: 1934-2002 This is not a full run of the paper.
Black Ink, Black Student Movement Newspaper, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1969-200?), Chapel Hill, NC: 1969-2001
The Buffalo Criterion (1925-1973), Buffalo, NY: 1952-1973
The Buffalo Criterion (1974-present), Buffalo, NY: 1974-1989
The California Eagle (1879-1966), Los Angeles, CA: 1914-1915, 1916-1917, 1919-1920, 1922-1927, 1930-1931, 1933-1964 Not a complete run
The Carolina News (1952-19??), Forest City, NC: 1952 One issue only
The Carolina Times (1927-present), Durham, NC: 1937-1943, 1949-1950, 1952-1982
The Century Voice (194?-19??), Yazoo City, MS: 1942-1945, 1956, 1958, 1962-1963
The Chicago Defender (1905-present), Chicago, IL: 1999-present, MARIST USERS ONLY This is available to current Marist students, staff and faculty members only.
Chicago World (1918-????), Chicago, IL: 1934-1935, 1948-1950
Cleveland Call and Post (1927-present), Cleveland, OH: 2005-2009, MARIST USERS ONLY This is available to current Marist students, staff and faculty members only.
Cleveland Call and Post (1927-present), Cleveland, OH: 2009-present, MARIST USERS ONLY This is available to current Marist students, staff and faculty only.
The Colored Citizen (1914-1958?), Pensacola, FL: 1914-1958 Courtesy of the University of West Florida
Columbus Challenger (1964-197?), Columbus, OH: 1964-1971
The Community Bulletin (196?-19??), Abilene, TX: 1967-1968
The Community Citizen (19??-19??), New Albany, MS: 1955-1956, 1958-1959
Connecticut Chronicle (194?-194?), Hartford, CT: 1948 One issue only
The Daily Bulletin (1942-1946), Dayton, OH: 1944-1946
The Daily Express (1950-1955), Dayton, OH: 1950-1952 Preceded by the Ohio Daily-Express
The Dayton Forum (1913-1949), Dayton, OH:1918-1919, 1930, 1936-1946
The Delta Leader (1939-19??), Greenville, MS: 1943, 1955
The Detroit Tribune (1935-1966), Detroit, MI: 1935-1963 Preceded by the Tribune Independent of Michigan
The Echo (1942-1960), Meridian, MS: 1942-1956 Preceded by the Weekly Echo
Elizabeth City State University Student Newspaper (1???-present), Elizabeth City, NC: 1927-2011 This paper has gone by many titles so it is listed by a general designation assigned by the digitizing institution. There are no commonalities in the different titles so it seemed best to use the generic title. It is not a complete run of the paper.
Florida Sentinel Bulletin (1919-1930s, 1945-present), Tampa, FL: 1962
Florida Star (1951-present), Jacksonville, FL: 1956-1963, 1965-1968, 2005-2019
The Future Outlook (1941-1972), Greensboro, NC: 1941-1943, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1958-1963
Hartford Chronicle (194?-1947), Hartford, CT: 1946-1947 Succeeded by Connecticut Chronicle
The Illinois Times (19??-19??), Champaign, IL: 1949-1954, 1960-1963
The Indianapolis Recorder (1899-2005), Indianapolis, IN: 1899-1916, 1926-2005
Jackson Advocate (1939-present), Jackson, MS: 1941-1963
The Jacksonville Free Press (????-present), Jacksonville, FL: 1916-1917, 2005-2019
Los Angeles Sentinel (1933-present), Los Angeles, CA: 2003-present, MARIST USERS ONLY This is available to current Marist students, staff and faculty members only.
The Louisville Leader (1917-1950), Louisville, KY: 1917, 1921-1950
The Miami Times (1923-present), Miami, FL: 1958-1968, 2005-2020
Michigan Chronicle (1936-present), Detroit, MI: 2006-present, MARIST USERS ONLY This is available to current Marist students, staff and faculty members only.
Minneapolis Spokesman (1934-2000), Minneapolis, MN: 1934-1963
The Mississippi Enterprise (1938-present), Jackson, MS: 1942-1963
The Modern Farmer (1929-1949), Chicago, IL & Nashville, TN: 1929-1949
The Muncie Times (1991-present), Muncie, IN: 1991-2011
New England Bulletin (1949-19??), Hartford, CT: 1949
The News Argus, Winston-Salem State University Student Newspaper (1???-present), Winston-Salem, NC: 1962-present
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.
North Carolina Central University Student Newspaper (1???-present), Durham, NC: 1927-1969 This paper has gone by many titles so it is listed by a general designation assigned by the digitizing institution. There are few commonalities in the different titles so it seemed best to use the generic title. It is not a complete run of the paper.
The Northwest Enterprise (1931-1952), Seattle, WA: 1931-1952 Preceded by The Enterprise
The Ohio Daily-Express (1946-1950), Dayton, OH: 1947-1950 Succeeded by the Daily Express (Dayton, OH)
The Ohio Sentinel (1949-1963), Columbus, OH: 1951-1963 Also called the Ohio State Sentinel
The Ohio State News (1935-1952?), Columbus, OH: 1944-1952 Some issues missing?
The Omaha Guide (1927-1958), Omaha, NE: 1932-1948, 1954-1958
The Pen, Saint Augustine’s College Student Newspaper (1???-????), Raleigh, NC: 1930-1940, 1942-1943, 1947, 1953, 1963-1969, 1980-1981, 1983, 1985-1986, 1988-1989, 1992-2000 This is an incomplete run.
The Pensacola Courier (1937-????), Pensacola, FL: 1948, 1950, 1952-1953, 1955, 1957-1958 Some issues missing Courtesy of the University of West Florida
The Reformer (1967-????), South Bend, IN: 1967-1971
Richmond Afro-American (1914-1996), Richmond, VA: 1947
The Robbins Eagle (1951-1963), Robbins, IL: 1951, 1953-1963
San Antonio Register (1931-present), San Antonio, TX: 1931- 1950, 1953-1967, 1972-1981, 1983-2000
The Southern News (1936-19??), Ashville, NC: 1938, 1940-1946, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1962
The Southland Advocate (19??-????), Asheville, NC: 1950 One issue only
St. Paul Recorder (1934-2000), St. Paul, MN: 1934-1963
Sunday Chicago Bee (1925-19??), Chicago, IL: 1938-1943, 1946
The Tribunal Aid (1973-1976), High Point, NC: 1973-1976
The Tribune (1951-19??), Roanoke, VA: 1951-1957
The Voice (1946-1953), Lincoln, NE: 1946-1953
The Voice, Fayetteville State University Student Newspaper (1???-present), Fayetteville, NC: 1946-1998, 2001-2003, 2005-2006, 2008, 2010-2013 This is an incomplete run. It has had several titles including The Broncos Voice, The Voice, Broncos Voice, and Voice, so it has been put under The Voice as this is the most recent title as well as the most constant part of the title throughout the paper's history.
Washington Afro American (1892-present), Washington, D.C.: 1916, 1938-1939, 1949-1988 The google news archive does not have a complete run of issues from 1916 to 1988, some are missing.
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.

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