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Historical African American Newspapers : A-B

Newspapers

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

The Advocate (1914-1924), Cleveland, OH: 1915-1920
The Afro-American (1882-?), Cincinnati, OH: 1885
The Afro-American Citizen (1899-1902), Charleston, SC: 1900
The Afro-American Ledger (1900-1917?), Baltimore, MD: 1906-1917
Afro American Mission Herald (1895?-????), Louisville, KY: 1900-1901
American Baptist (1879-19??), Louisville, KY: 1903-1904
The Appeal (1889-19??), Saint Paul, MN: 1889-1922
The Baltimore Afro-American (1892-present), Baltimore, MD: 1933-2003
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not a complete run
Bay State Banner (????-present), Boston, MA: 2003-2011
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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
Birmingham Iron Age (1874-1885), Birmingham, AL: 1874-1885
Black Ink, Black Student Movement Newspaper, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1969-200?), Chapel Hill, NC: 1969-2001
The Broad Ax (1895-19??), Salt Lake City, UT and Chicago, IL: 1895-1922
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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
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (1841-1955, 1960-1963), Brooklyn, NY: 1841-1902

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