Research Guides: MKTYP 5: Embodied Faith: A Historical Analysis of Race & Religion in Black Life in America: Historical Newspapers & Magazines

Historical Newspapers and Newspaper Databases

When looking for historical newspaper articles, remember to look for articles published during the historical time period under study.

ProQuest Historical Black Newspapers
Search across the Chicago Defender (1922-1975), New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993), the Norfolk Journal and Guide (1921-2003), Los Angeles Sentinel (1934-2005), Cleveland Call and Post (1934-1991), Atlanta Daily World (1931-2003), Michigan Chronicle‎ (1936 - 2010), and the Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988)
Ethnic NewsWatch
Newspapers, magazines, and journals from American ethnic and native communities, covering 1960 to the present.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Includes the American Hebrew & Jewish Messenger (1857-1922), American Israelite (1854-2000), Arizona Republican (1890-2007), Atlanta Constitution (1868-1945), Atlanta Daily World‎ (1931-2003), Austin American Statesman‎ (1871- 1980), Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988), Baltimore Sun‎ (1837-1993), Boston Globe (1872-1986), Chicago Defender (1910-1975), Chicago Tribune (1849-1994), Chinese Newspapers Collection (1832-1953), Cincinnati Enquirer‎ (1841-2009), Cleveland Call and Post‎ (1934-1991), Communist Historical Newspaper Collection‎ (1919-2013), Dayton Daily News‎ (1898-1922), Detroit Free Press‎ (1831-1999), Globe and Mail‎ (1844-2015), Guardian and The Observer‎ (1791-2003), Indianapolis Star‎ (1903-2004), Irish Times and The Weekly Irish Times‎ (1859-2017), Jerusalem Post (1932-2008), Jewish Advocate (1905-1990), Jewish Exponent (1887-1990), Korea Times‎ (1956-2016), Leader-Post‎ (1883-2010), Los Angeles Times (1881-1994), Los Angeles Sentinel‎ (1934 - 2005), Louisville Courier Journal‎ (1830-2000), Michigan Chronicle‎ (1936 - 2010), Minneapolis Star Tribune‎ (1867-2001), Montreal Gazette‎ (1857-2010), Nashville Tennessean‎ (1812-2002), New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993), New York Times (1851-2014), San Francisco Chronicle‎ (1865-1922), the Scotsman‎ (1817-1950), South China Morning Post (1903-2000), St. Louis Post Dispatch‎ (1874-2003), St. Louis Post Dispatch‎ (1874-2003), Times of India (1838-2008), Toronto Star‎ (1894-2016), Wall Street Journal (1889-2000), Washington Post (1877-2001), and Windsor Star‎ (1893-2010)

Negro Digest/Black World, 1961-1976
Magazine which served as important source for individuals involved in the civil rights movement. Negro Digest was founded 1943 and later changed its name to Black World. Issues published between 1961-1976 are freely available through Google Books.
Washington Afro-American, 1938-1980 (with gaps)
Jet Magazine, 1951-2008
Indianapolis Recorder (1899-2014)
Ebony (1959-2008)
Crisis (1910-1960)
California Eagle (1879-1964)
The oldest African American newspaper in the Western US. This Los Angeles newspaper was started to provide African Americans settling in the area with information about housing and work.
Afro Black History Archives
Portal to the Google News Archive scans of The Afro American (1902-1957); Afro American – Ledger (1906- 1917); and the Washington Afro – American (1938-1988).