LibGuides: Historical African American Newspapers Available Online: Southeast

Newspapers in the Southeast

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

The Advocate (1901-1913), Charleston, WV: 1907-1912
African Expositor (18??-18??), Raleigh, NC: 1886 One issue only
Africo-American Presbyterian (1879-1938), Wilmington, NC: 1899 One issue only
Afro-American Churchman (1886-1890?), Petersburg, VA: 1886-1890
The Afro-American Citizen (1899-1902), Charleston, SC: 1900
Afro-American Courier (1926-19??), Yazoo City, MS: 1926-1942, 1957
Afro American Mission Herald (1895?-????), Louisville, KY: 1900-1901
American Baptist (1879-19??), Louisville, KY: 1903-1904
The American Guide (1889-1???), Little Rock, AR: 1900 One issue only
The Arkansas Freeman (1869-18??), Little Rock, AR: 1869 One issue only
The Athens Republique (1919-????), Athens, GA: 1921-1924, 1926
The Atlanta Age (1898-19??), Atlanta, GA: 1900 One issue only
Atlanta Daily World (1928-present), Atlanta, GA: 2014, MARIST USERS ONLY
The Augusta Union (1889-19??), Augusta, GA: 1900 One issue only
The Banner-Enterprise (1883-18??), Wilmington, NC: 1883-1884
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 Black Republican (1865-186?), New Orleans, LA: 1865
The Bulletin (18??-18??), Louisville, KY: 1881 One issue only
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 Carolina Tribune (19??-1940), Raleigh, NC: 1935, 1939 One issue only
The Century Voice (194?-19??), Yazoo City, MS: 1942-1945, 1956, 1958, 1962-1963
The Charleston Advocate (1867-1868), Charleston, SC: 1867-1868
The Colored Citizen (1914-1958?), Pensacola, FL: 1914-1958 Courtesy of the University of West Florida
The Colored Tennessean (1865-1866), Nashville, TN: 1865-1866
The Colored Tribune (1875-1876), Savannah, GA: 1876 It was succeeded by The Savannah Tribune, which is not online, but the masthead can be found on the same website
Columbus Chronicle (1895-1900), Columbus, GA: 1900 One issue only
The Community Citizen (19??-19??), New Albany, MS: 1955-1956, 1958-1959
The Concordia Eagle (1873-1890), Vidalia, LA: 1875, 1877, 1879-1885
The Crusader (1889-189?), New Orleans, LA: 1890 One issue only
The Delta Leader (1939-19??), Greenville, MS: 1943, 1955
The Echo (1872-1878), St. Martinsville, LA: 1873 One issue only
The Echo (1942-1960), Meridian, MS: 1942-1956 Preceded by the Weekly Echo
The Educator (1874-1875), Fayetteville, NC: 1874-1875
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.
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 Florida Sentinel (1914-1931), Gainesville, FL: 1919
Florida Sentinel Bulletin (1919-1930s, 1945-present), Tampa, FL: 1962
Florida Star (1951-present), Jacksonville, FL: 1956-1963, 1965-1968, 2005-2019
The Free Citizen (1874-1876), Orangeburg, SC: 1875-1876
The Free Press (1868-186?), Charleston, SC: 1868
The Free State (1898-19??), Brandon, MS: 1900 One issue only
The Future Outlook (1941-1972), Greensboro, NC: 1941-1943, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1958-1963
The Gazette (18??-1???), Raleigh, NC: 1891, 1893-1894, 1896-1898
The Gazette and Land Bulletin (1896-19??), FL/GA: 1900 One issue only
The Georgetown Planet (1873-1875), Georgetown, SC: 1873 One issue only
The Golden Rule (1898-19??), Vicksburg, MS: 1899
Huntsville Gazette (1879-1894), Huntsville, AL: 1881-1894
The Huntsville Star (1900-19??) Huntsville, AL: 1900 One issue only
Jackson Advocate (1939-present), Jackson, MS: 1941-1963
The Jackson Headlight (1900-19??), Jackson, TN: 1900 One Issue Only
The Jacksonville Free Press (????-present), Jacksonville, FL: 1916-1917, 2005-2019
The Journal of Industry (1879-1???), Raleigh, NC: 1879-1880
Justice (1887-18??), Chattanooga, TN: 1887 One Issue Only
Kentucky Reporter (1???-19??), Owensboro and Louisville, KY: 1902
The Laurinburg Post (1895-1???), Laurinburg, NC: 1895 One issue only
The Lexington Standard (1892-1912), Lexington, KY: 1900, 1911
The Light (1891-19??), Vicksburg, MS: 1900 One Issue Only
The Louisianian (1870-1871), New Orleans, LA: 1870-1871 Succeeded by the Semi-Weekly Louisianian.
The Louisville Leader (1917-1950), Louisville, KY: 1917, 1921-1950
The Macon Sentinel (1899-19??), Macon, GA: 1900 One Issue Only
Maryville Republican (1867-187?), Maryville, TN: 1867-1870 Suceeded by the The Republican
Maryville Republican (187?-1877), Maryville, TN: 1876-1877 Preceded by the The Republican
The McDowell Times (1904-1941), Keystone, WV: 1914-1918
The Miami Times (1923-present), Miami, FL: 1958-1968, 2005-2020
The Midland Express (1891-189?), Boydton, VA: 1893 One Issue Only
Missionary Record (1868-1879), Charleston, SC: 1873, 1876
The Mississippi Enterprise (1938-present), Jackson, MS: 1942-1963
The Modern Farmer (1929-1949), Chicago, IL & Nashville, TN: 1929-1949
The Montgomery Enterprise (1898-1???), Montgomery, AL: 1900 One Issue Only
The Nashville Globe (1906-193?), Nashville, TN: 1907-1913, 1917-1918
The National Pilot (1886-19??), Petersburg, VA: 1900 One Issue Only
The N.C. Republican and Civil Rights Advocate (1844-1???), Weldon, NC: 1884 One Issue Only
Negro World (1888-1???), Knoxville, TN: 1891 One Issue Only
The News Argus, Winston-Salem State University Student Newspaper (1???-present), Winston-Salem, NC: 1962-present
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.
North Carolina Gazette (1885-18??), Raleigh, NC: 1885
North Carolina Republican (1879-1880), Raleigh, NC: 1880
The Observer (1899-1900), Baton Rouge, LA: 1900 One Issue Only
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 Peoples' Advocate (1886-188?), New Bern, NC: 1886
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 Reflector (1933-1935), Charlottesville, VA: 1933-1935
The Republican (187?-187?), Maryville, TN: 1873-1875 Preceded by the Maryville Republican (1867-187?) and succeeded by the Maryville Republican (187?-1877).
The Republican Courier (1899-1900), New Orleans, LA: 1899-1900
Richmond Afro-American (1914-1996), Richmond, VA: 1947
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 Rock Hill Messenger (1896-1921), Rock Hill, SC: 1900
The Savannah Tribune (1876-1960), Savannah, GA: 1886-1888, 1913
Savannah Weekly Echo (1879-1884), Savannah, GA: 1883-1884
Semi-Weekly Louisianian (1871-1872), New Orleans, LA: 1871-1872 Preceded by the Louisianian and succeeded by the Weekly Louisianian
South Carolina Leader (1865-18??), Charleston, SC: 1865-1867
The Southern Advocate (1933-19??), Mound Bayou, MS: 1940-1941
The Southern Indicator (1903-1925), Columbus, SC: 1913-1915, 1921-1922
The Southern News (1892-1???), Asheville, NC: 1892 One Issue Only
The Southern News (1936-19??), Ashville, NC: 1938, 1940-1946, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1962
Southern Republican (1898-1907), New Orleans, LA: 1899-1900
The Southland Advocate (19??-????), Asheville, NC: 1950 One issue only
The Tennessean (1866-1867), Nashville, TN: 1866 One issue only
The Tribunal Aid (1973-1976), High Point, NC: 1973-1976
The Tribune (1951-19??), Roanoke, VA: 1951-1957
The True Reformer (1899-19??), Littleton, NC: 1900 One issue only
L'Union (1862-1864), New Orleans, LA: 1862-1864
The Virginia Star (1877-18??), Richmond, VA: 1877-1882
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.
Voice of Missions (1893-1900), Laurel, MS: 1900 One issue only
The Voice of the People (19??-19??), Laurel, MS: 1926
The Weekly Defiance (1881-1889), Atlanta, GA: 1882-1883
The Weekly Echo (1931-1942), Meridian, MS: 1933, 1940-1942 Succeeded by the Echo
The Weekly Louisianian (1872-1882), New Orleans, LA: 1872-1882 Preceded by the Louisianian and the Semi-Weekly Louisianian
The Weekly Negro World (189?-19??), Cary, MS: 1902 One issue only
Wide-Awake (189?-1906), Birmingham, AL: 1900 One issue only

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