This column previously discussed GenealogyBank.com’s amazing collection of online newspaper images in the article, “Historic newspapers online.”
Today, GenealogyBank has announced the release of a new collection of African-American newspapers, as well as a new launch page geared toward African-American research.
The new collection of African-American owned and operated newspapers includes titles from 1827 through 1999, and covers much of the nation. Limited runs of a few of these titles—for example, the Washington [D. C.] Bee—are available online through the Library of Congress’s “Chronicling America” site, but the new digital editions benefit greatly from GenealogyBank’s user-friendly search function.
This first selection of newspapers includes the following titles:
Alaska Spotlight (AK)
Homeland (AR)
Southern Mediator Journal (AR)
Inter-Faith Churchman (CA)
Los Angeles Tribune (CA)
Teller (CA)
Black Networking News (DC)
National Chronicle (DC)
Washington Bee (DC)
Savannah Tribune (GA)
Florida Tattler (FL)
Bags and Baggage (IL)
Bulletin (IL)
Central South Sider (IL)
Chicago Courier (IL)
Chicago Metro News (IL)
Chicago World (IL)
Illinois Sentinel (IL)
Metropolitan Post (IL)
Olivet Baptist Church Herald (IL)
Freeman (IN)
Indianapolis Ledger (IN)
Advocate (KS)
People's Elevator (KS)
Wyandotte Echo (KS)
Freeman's Lance (KS)
Plaindealer (KS)
Negro Star (KS)
Community Leader (LA)
Inside New Orleans (LA)
New Orleans Daily Creole (LA)
St. Louis Clarion (MO)
Mississippi Free Press (MS)
Mississippi Weekly (MS)
Mound Bayou News-Digest(MS)
People's Community News (NY)
Rights of All (NY)
Minority Report (OH)
North Philly Free Press (PA)
Political Digest (PA)
Murfreesboro Union (TN)
Memphis Triangle (TN)
Brotherhood Eyes (TX)
Fort Worth Mind (TX)
USA Monitor (TX)
Soul City Courier (WI)
Wisconsin Labor Advocate (WI)
Milwaukee Defender (WI)
Milwaukee Star (WI)
Soul City Times (WI)
Racine Courier (WI)
Advocate (WV)
For more information on African-American newspapers, visit author Timothy Pinnick’s website for his book, Finding and Using African-American Newspapers.
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