LibGuides: Historical African American Newspapers Available Online: A-B

Newspapers

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

The Advance (1899-19??), Willmington, DE: 1900 One issue only
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
The Afro-American Ledger (1900-1917?), Baltimore, MD: 1906-1917
The Akron Reporter (1969-present), Akron, OH: 1969-1999, 2003-2018
The Aliened American (1853-?), Cleveland, OH: 1853 One issue only
Afro American Mission Herald (1895?-????), Louisville, KY: 1900-1901
American Baptist (1879-19??), Louisville, KY: 1903-1904
The American Citizen (1879-1???), Baltimore, MD: 1879 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 Guide (1889-1???), Little Rock, AR: 1900 One issue only
The American Negro (1890-1890), Springfield, MO: 1890 One issue only
The Appeal (1889-19??), Saint Paul, MN: 1889-1923
The Arizona Gleam (1929-193?), Phoenix, AZ: 1929-1930, 1935-1937
Arizona Sun (1942-196?), Phoenix, AZ: 1944, 1946-1958, 1960-1963
Arizona Tribune (1958-197?), Phoenix, AZ: 1958-1963
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 Baltimore Afro-American (1892-present), Baltimore, MD: 1933-1992 not a complete run
The Banner-Enterprise (1883-18??), Wilmington, NC: 1883-1884
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
The Benevolent Banner (1887-18??), North Topeka, KS: 1887
The Bennett Banner, Bennett College Student Newspaper (1???-present), Greensboro, NC: 1934-2002 This is not a full run of the paper.
The Black Dispatch (1914?-????), Oklahoma City, OK: 1917-1922
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
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 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 Buffalo Criterion (1925-1973), Buffalo, NY: 1952-1973
The Buffalo Criterion (1974-present), Buffalo, NY: 1974-1989
The Bulletin (18??-18??), Louisville, KY: 1881 One issue only
The Bystander (1916-1922?), Des Moines, IA: 1916-1921 Preceded by the Iowa State Bystander

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