LibGuides: Historical African American Newspapers Available Online: Midwest

Newspapers in the Midwest

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

The Akron Reporter (1969-present), Akron, OH: 1969-1999, 2003-2018
The Aliened American (1853-?), Cleveland, OH: 1853 One issue only
The American Citizen (1888-1909), Topeka, KS: 1889
The American Eagle (1894-19??), St. Louis, MO: 1905 One issue only
The American Negro (1890-1890), Springfield, MO: 1890 One issue only
The Appeal (1889-19??), Saint Paul, MN: 1889-1923
The Benevolent Banner (1887-18??), North Topeka, KS: 1887
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 Bystander (1916-1922?), Des Moines, IA: 1916-1921 Preceded by the Iowa State Bystander
The Chicago Defender (1905-present), Chicago, IL: 1999-present, MARIST USERS ONLY This is available to current Marist students, staff and faculty members only.
The Chicago Illinois Idea (19??-19??), Chicago, IL: 1916 One issue only
The Chicago Whip (1919-19??), Chicago, IL: 1919-1922, 1927-1928, 1931
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 (1863-1869), Cincinnati, OH: 1866
The Colored Patriot (1882-18??), Topeka, KS: 1882
The Colored Visitor (1879-18??), Logansport, IN: 1879 One issue only
Columbus Challenger (1964-197?), Columbus, OH: 1964-1971
The Conservator (18??-1???), Chicago, IL: 1882-1883, 1886
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 Detroit Informer (1897-19??), Detroit, MI: One issue only
Detroit Tribune (1933-1933), Detroit, MI: 1933 Succeeded by The Detroit Independent and the Tribune Independent of Michigan
The Detroit Tribune (1935-1966), Detroit, MI: 1935-1963 Preceded by the Tribune Independent of Michigan
The Enterprise (1893-1914), Omaha NE: 1900 One issue only
The Evansville Argus (1938-1943), Evansville, IN: 1938-1943
The Forum (1904-192?), Springfield, IL: 1906-1911, 1914-1917
The Free American (1887-18??), Columbus, OH: 1887 One issue only
The Freeman (1884-1927), Indianapolis, IN: 1888-1915
The Gazette (1892-194?), Cleveland, OH: 1900-1901
Herald of Kansas (1880-1880), Topeka, KS: 1880
The Illinois Star (1???-????), Galesburg, IL: 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941 Individual issues from each year, not a full run
The Illinois Times (19??-19??), Champaign, IL: 1949-1954, 1960-1963
The Indianapolis Leader (1879-1890?), Indianapolis, IN: 1879-1882
The Indianapolis Recorder (1899-2005), Indianapolis, IN: 1899-1916, 1926-2005
The Indianapolis World (188?-19??), Indianapolis, IN: 1900 One issue only
Iowa Baptist Standard (1897-1???), Des Moines, IO: 1897 One issue only
The Iowa State Bystander (1894-1916), Des Moines, IA: 1894-1916 Succeeded by the Bystander
Kansas City Observer (1896-19??), Kansas City, MO: 1900 One Issue Only
Kansas City Sun (1908-1924), Kansas City, MO: 1914-1920
Kansas Weekly Herald (1880-1880), Topeka, KS: 1880
Metropolis Weekly Gazette (1???-19??), Metropolis, IL: 1911-1922
Metropolitan News (1935-19??), Chicago, IL: 1935-1937
The Michigan Chronicle (1936-present), Detroit, MI: 1939-1945
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 Missouri Messenger (1894-1900), Macon, MS: 1900 One Issue Only
The Modern Farmer (1929-1949), Chicago, IL & Nashville, TN: 1929-1949
The Monitor (1915-1928), Omaha, NE: 1915-1927
The Muncie Times (1991-present), Muncie, IN: 1991-2011
National Baptist World (1894-1894), Wichita, KS: 1894
The Nicodemus Cyclone (1887-1888), Nicodemus, KS: 1887-1888 Preceded by the Nicodemus Enterprise
The Nicodemus Enterprise (1887-1887), Nicodemus, KS: 1887 Succeeded by The Nicodemus Cyclone
The Northwestern Bulletin (1922-1924), St. Paul, MN: 1922-1924
The Northwestern Bulletin-Appeal (1924-1925), St. Paul, MN: 1924-1925
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
Ohio Standard and Observer (1897-19??), Xenia, OH: 1900 One Issue Only
The Ohio State Monitor (1918-1922?), Columbus, OH: 1918-1920
The Ohio State News (1935-1952?), Columbus, OH: 1944-1952 Some issues missing?
The Omaha Guide (1927-1958), Omaha, NE: 1932-1948, 1954-1958
Omaha Monitor (1928-????), Omaha, NE: 1928-1929
The Parsons Weekly Blade (1892-19??), Parsons, KS: 1900 One Issue Only
The People's Friend (1894-1896), Wichita, KS: 1894
The Plaindealer (1899-1900), Topeka, KS: 1900 One Issue Only
The Professional World (1901-192?), Columbia, MO: 1901-1903
The Progress (1889-19??), Omaha, NE: 1890, 1900
The Reformer (1967-????), South Bend, IN: 1967-1971
The Rising Son (1896-19??), Kansas City, MO: 1903-1907
The Robbins Eagle (1951-1963), Robbins, IL: 1951, 1953-1963
Sedalia Weekly Conservator (1903-1909), Sedalia, MO: 1903-1908
St. Louis Argus (1912?-present), St. Louis, MO: 1915-1926
St. Louis Palladium (1903-1907), St. Louis, MO: 1904
The St. Paul Echo (1925-1927), St. Paul, MN: 1925-1927
St. Paul Recorder (1934-2000), St. Paul, MN: 1934-1963
The State Capital (1886-19??), Springfield, IL: 1891-1899
Sunday Chicago Bee (1925-19??), Chicago, IL: 1938-1943, 1946
The Tribune Independent of Michigan (1933-1935), Detroit, MI: 1933-1935 Formed by the union of the Detroit Tribune (1933-1933) and the Detroit Independent
The Twin City Star (1910-19??), Minneapolis, MN: 1910-1919
The Voice (1946-1953), Lincoln, NE: 1946-1953
The Weekly Avalanche (1891-1???), Des Moines, IA: 1893 One issue only
The Weekly Review (1881-188?), New Albany, IN: 1881 One issue only
The Weekly Review (1933-19??), Lincoln, NE: 1933
Western Appeal (1885-18??), Saint Paul, MN: 1885, 1887-1888
The Wichita Tribune (1898-1???), Wichita, KS: 1898-1899
The Wisconsin Labor Advocate (1886-1888?), Lacrosse, WI: 1886-1887
The Wisconsin Weekly Blade (1916-1925), Madison, WI: 1916-1920, 1922

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