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Contact information:
Paul Rascoe
African American Studies Librarian
PCL 2.402E
(512) 495-4262
prascoe@mail.utexas.edu

MAJOR AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS IN PCL

1827-1877 / 1878-1915 / 1916-1945 / 1946-Present

Misc. Newspapers by State

1827-1877

Key:

(p) periodical
(n) newspaper

(p) The African repository. / Washington, D.C. / 1850-1892
Full text in APS American Periodical Series 1825-1892
FILM 829 See Library Catalog for reel numbers
(n) Christian recorder (Philadelphia, Pa.: 1861). / African-American newspapers the 19th century. Years included in the database 1862-1887
(n) Colored American (New York, N.Y.) / African-American newspapers the 19th century. / Malvern, PA Years included in the database 1837-1840
Continuation of Weekly Advocate
(n) The elevator. / Elevator (San Francisco, Calif.) / San Francisco (Calif / 1865-1904
NEWSPAPER 1865 APR 7-1898 JUN 11 INCOMP. FILM POS Microforms PCL Level 1
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) Frederick Douglass' paper. / African-American newspapers the 19th century. / Malvern, PA. Formerly the North Star, years included in the database 1847-1856
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 22,489 1851 JUN 26-1853 DEC 16 FILM POS through 1853 DEC 23-1855 DEC 14 FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) Freedom's journal (New York, N.Y. : 1827). / African-American newspapers the 19th century. / Malvern, PA Years included in the database 1827-1829
(n) The National era. / Washington, D.C. / 1847-1860
Available in African-American newspapers the 19th century.
Also available in APS American Periodical Series
FILM 829
(n) New national era and citizen. / Washington, D.C. / 1870-1874
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1870 SEP 8-1872 JAN 4 FILM POS through 1872 JAN 11-1874 OCT 22 FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) New Orleans tribune. / 1864-187?
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1865 MAY 2-DEC 31 FILM POS through 1869 JAN 1-FEB 28 FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) People's advocate/ Alexandria, Va. / 1876-188?
NEWSPAPER 1876 APR 22-1886 JUL 31 INCOMP. FILM POS Microforms PCL Level 1
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(p) Southern workman. / Hampton, Va. / 1885-1900
PCL Stacks 371.971 SO89 V.28 1899 NO.8 V.30 1901 NO.2
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 1803 V.10-15 1881-86 through V.26-29 1897-1900 USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) The Weekly Louisianian. / New Orleans, La. / 1872-1882
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1879 JAN 4-1882 JUN 17 FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
PCL Stacks NEWSPAPER 1874 FEB 28-1878 APR 6 INCOMP. IN COLLECTIONS DEPOSIT LIB - ASK AT CIRCULATION DESK

1878-1915

(p) The African repository. / Washington, D.C. / 1850-1892
Full text in APS American Periodical Series 1825-1892
FILM 829 See Library Catalog for reel numbers
(n) Afro-American. / Baltimore, Md. / 1892 -
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 25,163 1893 through 1988 JAN-FEB 6 USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(p) Alexander's magazine. (Devoted to the spreading of reliable information concerning the operation of educational institutions in the South / (Boston / 1905-1909
PCL Stacks LC 2701 A419 V.1 1905-06 through V.6-7 1908-09
(n) The Broad ax. (Chicago, Ill.)
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1895/97 AUG 31-JAN 30 FILM POS through 1926-27 JAN 2-SEP 10 FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) The Chicago defender
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1909-1911 FILM POS through 1966 SEP-DEC FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) Christian recorder (Philadelphia, Pa.: 1861). / African-American newspapers the 19th century.
(n) Cleveland Gazette
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 26,110 1883/86 AUG 25-JUN 19 through 1892/95 OCT 1-NOV 9 USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) Colored American (New York, N.Y.) / African-American newspapers the 19th century.
(p) The Colored American magazine. / New York / 1900-1909
PCL Stacks E 29 N3 C6664 V.1-2 1900-01 through V.15-17 1909
(p) Crisis. / (New York / 1910-1996
PCL Stacks E 185.5 C92 V.1-2 1910-11 through V.103-104 1996/98
(n) The elevator. / San Francisco (Calif / 1865-1904
NEWSPAPER 1865 APR 7-1898 JUN 11 INCOMP. FILM POS Microforms PCL Level 1
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(p) The horizon. / Washington, D.C. / 1907-1910
FILM 20,908 V.1-6 1907-10 Microforms PCL Level 1
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) Huntsville gazette. / Huntsville, Ala. / 1879-1894
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1881 JUN 18-1884 JUL 12 FILM POS through 1893 DEC 30-1894 DEC 29 FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) Journal and guide. / Norfolk, Va. / 1932-1973
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 25,167
(n) The New York age. / New York, (N.Y.) / 1887-1953
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1886 MAY 29-1887 OCT 8 FILM POS through 1953 JAN 3-MAR 14 FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
PCL Stacks NEWSPAPER 1892 OCT 1 IN COLLECTIONS DEPOSIT LIB - ASK AT CIRCULATION DESK
Center for American History NEWSPAPER 1887 OCT 15-1889 OCT 26 FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) The people's advocate. / Alexandria, Va. / 1876-188?
NEWSPAPER 1876 APR 22-1886 JUL 31 INCOMP. FILM POS Microforms PCL Level 1
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) The Pittsburgh courier. / Pittsburg, Pa. / 1910-1950, 1955-1966
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1911-12 MAR 25-MAY 24 FILM POS through 1950 JAN 7-AUG 12 FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1955 JAN 1-JUN 18 FILM POS through 1966 FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) St. Louis Argus / 1954-
FILM 26,076 1954-1986
(p) Southern workman. / Hampton, Va. / 1885-1900
PCL Stacks 371.971 SO89 V.28 1899 NO.8 V.30 1901 NO.2
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 1803 V.10-15 1881-86 through V.26-29 1897-1900 USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(p) The Voice of the Negro. / New York / 1904-1907
PCL Stacks 371.97105 V87 V.1 1904 1969 through V.3-4 1906-07 1969
(n) The Washington bee. / Washington, D.C. / 1884-1922
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1882 JUN 10-1884 JUL 26 FILM POS through 1920 DEC 25-1922 JAN 21 FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) The Weekly Louisianian. / New Orleans, La. / 1872-1882
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1879 JAN 4-1882 JUN 17 FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
PCL Stacks NEWSPAPER 1874 FEB 28-1878 APR 6 INCOMP. IN COLLECTIONS DEPOSIT LIB - ASK AT CIRCULATION DESK

1916-1945

(n) The Afro-American. / National ed. / Baltimore (Md.) / 1915-
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 25,163 1915/17 JUL 31-JUN through 1988 JAN-FEB 6 USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
FILM 25,163 1893-1901 APR-DEC Microforms PCL Level 1
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(p) The A.M.E. church review. / (Nashville, Tenn. / 1884-
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 20,907 V.1-4 1884-87 through V.9-12 1892-95 USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) Atlanta world. / Atlanta, Ga. / 1928-
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 25,165 1931/32 DEC-JUL 4 through 2000 JUL-DEC USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
Continued by Atlanta Daily World
(n) The Broad ax. /Chicago, Ill./ 1895-
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1895/97 AUG 31-JAN 30 FILM POS through 1926-27 JAN 2-SEP 10 FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(p) The Brown American. / Westport, Ct. / 1936-1945
PCL Stacks E 185.5 B87 1970 V.1-3 1936/40 through V.5 1941/45
(n) The Chicago defender. / Chicago, Ill. / 1905-1966
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1909-1911 FILM POS through 1966 SEP-DEC FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) Cleveland call and post. / City ed. / Cleveland, Ohio / 1927-1962
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 25,166 1934 through 1962 JAN-JUN USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) Cleveland gazette (Cleveland, Ohio : 1944). / 194?-1945
FILM 26,110 1941-45 Microforms PCL Level 1
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(p) Crisis. / (New York / 1910-1996
PCL Stacks E 185.5 C92 V.1-2 1910-11 through V.103-104 1996/98
(p) Ebony. / (Chicago / 1945-
PCL Stacks AP 2 E165 V.53 NO.2,5 1997/98 through V.58 NO.9-12 2002/03
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 25,030 V.1-4 1945/49 through V.59 2003/04 USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(p) The Half-century magazine. / New York / 1916-1925
PCL Stacks -Q- E 185.5 H2716 V.1-3 1916-17 through V.15-18 1923-25
(n) Houston defender. / Houston, Tex. / 1930-19??
NEWSPAPER 1930 FEB 14 JUN 20 1946 SEP 28 FILM POS Center for American History USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) Informer (Houston, Tex.: 1934). / 1934-1941
Center for American History NEWSPAPER 1934 JAN 6-1935 DEC 28 FILM POS through 1941 FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) The Informer and Texas freeman. / Houston, Tex. / 1941-
NEWSPAPER CURRENT ISSUES SHELVED BY COUNTRY & CITY Periodicals, PCL Level 2
Center for American History NEWSPAPER 1941 FILM POS through 1989 FEB 11-DEC 30 USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) Journal and Guide (Norfolk, VA), 1932-1991
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 25,167
Continued by New Journal and Guide
(p) Journal of black studies. / Beverly Hills, Calif / 1970-
Older volumes in: JSTOR
CURRENT ISSUES SHELVED BY TITLE Periodicals Room PCL 2.500
PCL Stacks E 184.7 J6873 V.1 1970-71 through V.34 2003/04
(p) The Journal of Negro history. / Washington (etc.) / 1916-2001
Back issues via JSTOR
PCL Stacks E 185 J86 V.73-76 1988-91 through V.85 2000
PCL Stacks 371.971 J826 V.1 1916 through V.69 1984
Continued by: Journal of African American history
(n) The Louisville leader. / Louisville, Ky. / 1917-1950
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 16,684 APR.2,1932-MAR.30,1935 through SEP.3,1949-SEP.30,1950 USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(p) Messenger. / New York / 1917-1928
PCL Stacks 371.97105 M562 V.1-2 1917-20 1969 through V.9-10 1927-28 1969
(p) The Negro churchman. / Millwood, N.Y. / 1923-1931
PCL Stacks BX 6194 A4 N39 V.1-4 1923-26 through V.5-9 1927-31
(p) Negro digest. / Negro digest (Chicago, Ill.) / Chicago, Ill. / 1942-1970
PCL Stacks E 185.5 N3815 V.1 NO.1-6 1942/43 through V.19 NO.2-12 1969/70
PCL Stacks E 185.5 N3815 V.18 NO.5-10 1969 Library Storage
Continued by Black World
(p) Negro history bulletin. / Washington / 1937-2001
PCL Stacks E 185.5 N383 V.49-57 1986-93 through V.61 NO.1,3-4 V.62-64 1998-2001
PCL Stacks 371.971 N313B V.1 1937-38 through V.46 NO.1-3 V.47-48 1983-85
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 7041 V.13-23 1949/60 through V.48 1985 USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
Continued by Black History Bulletin
(p) The Negro quarterly. / New York / 1942-1943
371.97105 N3125 V.1 NO.1-4 1943 1969 PCL Stacks
(n) The New York age. / New York, (N.Y.) / 1887-1953
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1886 MAY 29-1887 OCT 8 FILM POS through 1953 JAN 3-MAR 14 FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
PCL Stacks NEWSPAPER 1892 OCT 1 IN COLLECTIONS DEPOSIT LIB - ASK AT CIRCULATION DESK
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1957 JAN 5-JUN 8 FILM POS through 1959 JAN-1960 FEB 27 FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) New York Amsterdam news. / New York / 1919-
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 25,164 1962 JAN-APR through 2000 JUL-DEC USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) The Pittsburgh courier. / (National ed.) / Pittsburgh, Pa. / 1910-1950
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1911-12 MAR 25-MAY 24 FILM POS through 1950 JAN 7-AUG 12 FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) The Waco messenger. / Waco, Tex. / 19??-
NEWSPAPER 1940 OCT 10-1946 NOV 29 Center for American History USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) The Washington bee. / Washington, D.C. / 1884-1922
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1882 JUN 10-1884 JUL 26 FILM POS through 1920 DEC 25-1922 JAN 21 FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY

1946 - present

(p) African American review. / Terre Haute, Ind. / 1992-
Older volumes in: JSTOR
CURRENT ISSUES SHELVED BY TITLE Periodicals Room PCL 2.500
PCL Stacks PS 153 N5 N4357 V.26 1992 through V.37 2003
Continues: Black American literature forum
(n) Afro-American. / Baltimore, Md. / 1892 -
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 25,163 1893 through 1988 JAN-FEB 6 USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
Online 1994-present in Ethnic Newswatch
(p) American visions. / Washington, D.C. / 1985-
PCL Stacks E 185.5 A437 V.1 V.2 NO.1 1986-87 through V.15 NO.1-4 2000
(n) Atlanta daily world. / Atlanta, Ga. / 1928-
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 25,165 1931/32 DEC-JUL 4 through 2000 JUL-DEC USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) Bay State Banner. /Boston, MA./ 1992 - present in Ethnic Newswatch
(p) Black Panther / (Oakland, Calif., et / 1967-1980
PCL Stacks -Q- AP 2 B612 V.3 NO.13 1969 through V.5 NO.14 1970
PCL Stacks -Q- AP 2 B612 V.4 NO.21 1970 Library Storage - Request - Online OR ask at Circulation Desk
(p) The Black scholar. / (Oakland, CA, etc. / 1969-
CURRENT ISSUES SHELVED BY TITLE Periodicals Room PCL 2.500
PCL Stacks E 185.5 B575 V.2 1970/71 through V.30-31 2000-01
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 25,147 V.1-6 1969/75 through V.29 1999 USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(p) Black world. / (Chicago, Ill. / 1970-1976
PCL Stacks E 185.5 N3815 V.20 NO.1-5 1970/71 through V.25 NO.1-6 1975/76
Continues Negro Digest
(n) California Voice. 1991-1998 in Ethnic Newswatch
(n) The Chicago defender
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1909-1911 FILM POS through 1966 SEP-DEC FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
1999 - present in Ethnic Newswatch
(n) Cleveland call and post. / City ed. / Cleveland, Ohio / 1927-1962
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 25,166 1934 through 1962 JAN-JUN USE in LIBRARY ONLY
1992 - present in Ethnic Newswatch
(n) Columbus Times, 1979 - present in Ethnic Newswatch
(p) Crisis. / (New York / 1910-1996
PCL Stacks E 185.5 C92 V.1-2 1910-11 through V.103-104 1996/98
1997 - present in Academic Search Premier and Masterfile
(p) Ebony. / (Chicago / 1945-
CURRENT ISSUES SHELVED BY TITLE Periodicals Room PCL 2.500
FILM 25,030 CURRENTLY RECEIVED IN Microforms PCL Level 1
PCL Stacks AP 2 E165 V.53 NO.2,5 1997/98 through V.58 NO.9-12 2002/03
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 25,030 V.1-4 1945/49 through V.59 2003/04 USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(p) Emerge, 1990 - present in Ethnic Newswatch
Continued by Savoy
(p) Freedomways. / (New York / 1961-1985
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 26,160 V.1-5 1961-65 through V.25 1985 USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(p) Harlem quarterly, 1949-1950
E 185.5 H38 PCL Stacks
(n) Indianapolis Recorder, 1991 - present in Ethnic Newswatch
(n) The Informer and Texas freeman. / Houston, Tex. / 1941-
NEWSPAPER CURRENT ISSUES SHELVED BY COUNTRY & CITY Periodicals, PCL Level 2
Center for American History Film POS 1941-1989
(p) Jet. / (Chicago / 1951-
CURRENT ISSUES SHELVED BY TITLE Periodicals Room PCL 2.500
PCL Stacks E 185.5 J4 V.40 NO.22 1971 through V.104 NO.14 2003
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 25,020 V.1-3 1951/53 through V.101-102 2001/02 USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) New Journal and Guide (Norfolk, VA), 1932
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 25,167 1932-2002
Continues: Journal and Guide
(p) Journal of black studies. / Beverly Hills, Calif / 1970-
Older volumes in: JSTOR
CURRENT ISSUES SHELVED BY TITLE Periodicals Room PCL 2.500
PCL Stacks E 184.7 J6873 V.1 1970-71 through V.34 2003/04
(p) The Journal of Negro history. / Washington (etc.) / 1916-2001
Back issues via JSTOR
Continued by Journal of African American History
(n) The New York age. / New York, (N.Y.) / 1887-1953
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1886 MAY 29-1887 OCT 8 FILM POS through 1953 JAN 3-MAR 14 FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
PCL Stacks NEWSPAPER 1892 OCT 1 IN COLLECTIONS DEPOSIT LIB - ASK AT CIRCULATION DESK
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1957 JAN 5-JUN 8 FILM POS through 1959 JAN-1960 FEB 27 FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) New York Amsterdam news. / New York / 1919-
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 25,164 1962 JAN-APR through 2000 JUL-DEC USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) New York age defender. / New York, N.Y. / 1953-1957
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1953 JAN 3-MAR 14 FILM POS through 1957 JAN 5-JUN 8 FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(p) Liberator. / New York, N.Y. 1961-1971
PCL Stacks HT 1581 A2 L52A V.1-2 1961-62 through V.10-11 1970-71
(n) Los Angeles sentinel / 1933-
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 26,072 1969 JAN-APR through 2000 JUL-DEC USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) The Louisville leader. / Louisville, Ky. / 1917-1950
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 16,684 APR.2,1932-MAR.30,1935 through SEP.3,1949-SEP.30,1950 USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) Muslim journal. / Muslim journal (Chicago, Ill.) / Chicago, Ill. / 1985-
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 26,075 1985 JUL-DEC through 2003 JUL-DEC USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) Philadelphia Tribune
Online in Ethnic Newswatch 1991 - present
(p) Phylon. (Atlanta, Ga. / 1940-
Older volumes in: JSTOR
PCL Stacks 371.971 P569 V.1 1940 through V. 49 2001
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 26,031 V.17 1956 through V. 48 1987 USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) Pittsburgh courier. / National ed. / Pittsburgh, Pa. / 1966-
Microforms PCL Level 1 NEWSPAPER 1966 FILM POS through 2003 JUL-DEC FILM POS
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
1959 - present in Ethnic Newswatch
(p) Savoy. / New York, NY / 2001-
PCL Stacks E 185.5 E46 V.1 NO.1,3,5, 7,9-10 2001 through V.3 NO.1-5 2003
Continues: Emerge
(p) Sepia. / (Fort Worth, Tex. / 1952-
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 26,159 1966 through 1983 JUL USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
(n) Tri-state defender. Memphis, Tenn.
Microforms PCL Level 1 FILM 26,147 1951-52 through 2001 USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
1985- present In Ethnic Newswatch
(n) Washington Informer, 1979 - current in Ethnic Newswatch
(p) Western Journal of Black Studies, 1996 - current in Academic Search Premier

Miscellaneous Newspapers by State

SCATTERED ISSUES FOR THE FOLLOWING NEWSPAPERS CAN BE FOUND ON FILM 20,903 NEGRO NEWSPAPERS ON MICROFILM . THESE TITLES FOR THE MOST PART DO NOT HAVE ENTRIES IN LIBRARY CATALOG. PLEASE CHECK THE ACCOMPANYING GUIDE FOR AVAILABLE DATES.

ALABAMA

The Huntsville star.
- Huntsville, Ala. 1900-
Wide-awake
- Publication: Birmingham, Ala. 1888-1900

ARKANSAS

The American guide
- Little Rock, Ark.: American Guide Pub. Co. 1889-1900
Pine Bluff weekly herald
- Pine Bluff, Ark. 1900-1907
The Reporter.
- Helena, Ark. 1892

CALIFORNIA

Mirror of the times.
- San Francisco, Calif. 1856-1858
Oakland sunshine
- Oakland, Calif. 1897-1922
The Pacific appeal
- San Francisco, Calif. : Peter Anderso,1862-1880
San Francisco vindicator
- San Francisco, Calif. 1884-1906
The Western outlook
- San Francisco, Calif. 1894-1907

COLORADO

The Colorado statesman
- Denver, Colo. : J.D.D. Rivers, 1892-?
The Statesman

Denver, Colo. 1889-1912

The True reformer
- Littleton, N.C. 1899-1909
The Western enterprise
- Colorado Springs, Colo. 1896-1912

DELAWARE

The Advance
- Wilmington

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

The Colored American
- Washington, D.C. 1893-1904
The Leader
- Washington, D.C. 1889-1902
National savings bank
- Washington, D.C. : [s.n.], 1868-
The People's advocate
- Washington, D.C. 1879-
The Washington bee.
- Washington, D.C. 1882-1922
Washington grit.
- Washington, D.C. 1883-1884

FLORIDA

The Florida evangelist.
- Jacksonville, Fla.-
The Florida sentinel.
- Pensacola, Fla. 1887-1912

GEORGIA

Atlanta age
- Atlanta, Ga. 1898-1908
The Augusta union.
- Augusta, Ga. 1889-
The Colored American
- Augusta, Ga. 1865-1866
Columbus chronicle
- Columbus, Ga. 1895-1900
The Gazette and land bulletin.
- Waycross, Ga. 1896
The Loyal Georgian.
- Augusta, Ga. 1866-1867
The Macon sentinel
- Macon, Ga. 1899-1900
Savannah weekly echo
- Savannah, Ga. 1879-1884
Voice of missions
- Atlanta, Ga
The Weekly defiance
- Atlanta, Ga. 1881-1889
The Weekly loyal Georgian
- Augusta, Ga. 1867-1868

ILLINOIS

The Chicago eagle.
- Chicago, Ill. 1889-
The Chicago world.
- Chicago Ill. 1900-
The Conservator
- Chicago, Ill. : A.F. Bradley, 1878-?
The Illinois record
- Springfield, Ill. 1900
The State capital
- Springfield, Ill. 1886-1910

INDIANA

The Colored visitor.
- Logansport, Ind. : S.M. Raines, 1879-1800s
The freeman
- Publication: Indianapolis Ind. : Louis Howland 1884-1927
The Weekly review.
- New Albany, Ind. 1881-

IOWA

The Iowa Baptist standard.
- Des Moines, Iowa. 1897-1899
Iowa state bystander
- Des Moines : Iowa State Bystander, 1894-1916
The Weekly avalanche
- Des Moines, Iowa. 1890-?

KANSAS

The advocate
- Leavenworth, Kan. : Smith & Chestina,1888-1889
Afro-American advocate
- Coffeyville, Kan. 1891-
The American.
- Coffeyville, Kan. 1898
The American citizen
- Kansas City, Kan. : Waller & Morton, 1887-1909
The Atchison blade.
- Atchison, Kan. 1892-1800s
The Baptist headlight
- Topeka, Kan. : [s.n.], 1893-1894
The Benevolent banner.
- North Topeka, Kan
The Colored citizen.
- Topeka, Kan. 1897-1900
The Colored patriot.
- Topeka, Kan. 1882-
Daily American citizen.
- Kansas City, Kansas. 1897-1900
The Evening call.
- Topeka, Kansas. 1893-
Herald of Kansas
- Topeka, Kan. 1880
The Historic times.
- Lawrence, Kan. 1891-
Kansas City observer
- Kansas City, Mo. 1896-1901
The Kansas headlight.
- Wichita, Kan. 1894-
The Kansas state ledger
- Topeka, Kan. 1892-
Kansas weekly herald
- Topeka, Kan. 1878-1880
The Leavenworth advocate
- Leavenworth, Kan. 1888-1891
The Leavenworth herald.
- Leavenworth, Kan. 1894-1898
The Missouri messenger
- Macon and Kansas City, Mo. 1894-1900
National Baptist world.
- Publication: Wichita, Kan. 1893-?
The National reflector.
- Wichita, Kan. 1895-1897
Nicodemus cyclone
- Nicodemus, Kan. 1887-1888
Parsons weekly blade
- Parsons, Kan. 1892-1901
The People's friend.
- Wichita and Topeka, Kan. 1894-1896
The Pittsburg plaindealer
- Pittsburg, Kan. 1899-1900
The Plaindealer
- Topeka, Kan. 1899-1931
The Rising son.
- Kansas City, Mo. 1896-1918
The Southern argus
- Fort Scott, Kan. 1891-1892
The state ledger
- Topeka, Kan. : F.L. Jeltz, 1894-?
The Wichita searchlight
- Pittsburg, Kan. 1900-1913
The Times-observer
- Topeka, Kan. 1891-1892
The Topeka call.
- Topeka, Kan. : W.M. Pope, 1891-1893
The Topeka tribune
- Topeka, Kan. 1880-1881
The Rising son
- Kansas City, Mo. : Rising Son Pub. Co.1896-1900s
The Southern argus
- Baxter Springs, Kan. 1891
The Weekly call
- Topeka, Kan. 1891-1898
Western cyclone
- Nicodemus, Kan. 1886-1887
The Wichita tribune.
- Wichita, Kan. 1898-1899

KENTUCKY

The bulletin
- Louisville, Ky. 1879-1884
The Lexington standard
- Lexington, Ky. 1892-
The Ohio Falls express
- Louisville, Ky. 1878-1904

LOUISIANA

The Black republican
- New Orleans, La. 1865-1866
The Concordia eagle.
- Vidalia, La. 1873-1890
The Crusader
- New Orleans, La. : Crusader Co., 1889-1898
Le Dimache
- New Orleans, La.
The Echo
- St. Martinsville, La. 1872-1878
New Orleans daily creole.
- New Orleans, La. 1856-1857
The New Orleans tribune
- New Orleans, La. 1864-1869
The Observer
- Baton Rouge, La. 1899-1900
The Republican courier
- New Orleans, La. 1899-1900
Southern Republican
- New Orleans, La. 1898-1907
The Union.
- New Orleans, La. 1862-1869
The weekly Louisianian
- New Orleans, La. : Wm. G. Brown, 1872-1882
The Weekly pelican.
- New Orleans, La. 1886-1889

MARYLAND

Afro-American
- Baltimore, Md. : Afro-American Pub. Co.1892-1900s
The American Citizen
- Baltimore : 1879-?
The Commonwealth.
- Baltimore, Md. 1915-
The Negro appeal
- Annapolis and Baltimore, Md. 1899-1900
The Race Standard.
- Baltimore, Md. 1894-1898

MASSACHUSSETTS

The Boston advance.
- Boston, Mass. 1896-
The Boston courant.
- Boston, Mass. 1890-

MICHIGAN

The Detroit informer
- Detroit, Mich. 1897-1916
The Plaindealer
- Detroit, Mich. 1883-1895

MINNESOTA

The Afro-American advance.
- Minneapolis and St. Paul 1899-1900s
Afro-independent.
- St. Paul, Minn. 1888
The appeal
- Saint Paul, Minn. : Northwestern Pub. Co.,1889-1923
The Minneapolis observer.
- Minneapolis, Minn. 1890-
The Twin-city American.
- Minneapolis and St. Paul 1899
Western appeal
- St. Paul, Minn. : Parker, Burgett & Hardy,1885-1888

MISSISSIPPI

The Free state.
- Brandon, Miss. 1898-1904
The Golden rule
- Vicksburg, Miss. 1898-1902
The light
- Vicksburg, Miss. 1891-1922

MISSOURI

The American eagle
- St. Louis, R.A. Hudlin. 1894-1907
The American Negro.
- Springfield, Mo. 1890-
The Sedalia times.
- Sedalia, Mo. 1893-1905
The palladium
- St. Louis, Mo. : J.W. Wheeler, 1884-1903
St. Louis palladium
- St. Louis, Mo. : J.W. Wheeler, 1903-1911

NEBRASKA

The Afro-American sentinel
- Omaha, Neb. 1893-1899
The Enterprise.
- Omaha, Neb. 1893-1914
Northwestern recorder
- Milwaukee, Wis. 1892-1893
The progress
- Omaha, Neb. : F.L. Barnett 1889-1900s

NEW JERSEY

Sentinel.
- Trenton, N.J. 1880-1882

NEW YORK

Black republican and office-holder's journal.
- New York, N.Y. 1865-
The Freeman
- New York [N.Y.] : T. Thomas Fortune, 1884
The New York age
- New York : [Fortune & Peterson, 1887-1953
The New York freeman.
- New York, Gotham Pub. Co., etc. 1884-1887
The New York globe
- New York, Gotham Pub. Co., etc. 1880-1884
Rights of all
- New York. 1829-1830
The Northern star and freemen's advocate.
- Albany, N.Y. 1842-1843
The Ram's horn
- Douglass, Frederick. New York, 1847
The Weekly Anglo-African
- New York. 1859-1865

NORTH CAROLINA

Africa-American Presbyterian.
- Charlotte, N.C
The gazette
- Raleigh, N.C. 1890 -?
The N.C. republican and civil rights advocate
- Weldon, S, C. 1882-
The People's advocate.
- Publication: New Bern, N.C. 1886-

OHIO

The Aliened American.
- Cleveland, Ohio. 1853
The Cleveland gazette
- Cleveland, Ohio. 1883-1945
The Colored citizen.
- Cincinnati, Ohio. 1869
Columbus standard.
- Columbus, Ohio. 1898-
The Free American.
- Columbus, Ohio 1887-?
Ohio standard and observer
- Xenia, Ohio. 1897-

OKLAHOMA

The Guide
- Oklahoma City, Okla. 1898-1903
The Langston City herald
- Langston, Okla. 1891-1902

OREGON

The new age
- Portland, Or. : A.D. Griffin 1896-1907
- Portland, Ore. 1905-1907

PENNSYLVANIA

The Christian banner.
- Philadelphia, Pa. 1919-
The Defender
- Philadelphia, Pa. 1897-1903
Odd fellow's journal
- Philadelphia, Pa. 1897-1917
The State journal
- Harrisburg, Pa. 1882-1885

SOUTH CAROLINA

The Afro-American citizen
- Charleston, S.C. 1899-1900
The Charleston advocate.
- Charleston, S.C.
The Free press.
- Charleston, S.C. 1868-?
The Georgetown planet
- Georgetown, S.C. 1873-1875
The People's recorder
- Columbia, S.C. 1893-1905
The Rock Hill messenger
- Rock Hill, S.C. 1896-1919
South Carolina leader.
- Charleston, S.C. 1865-1867
The Southern indicator
- Columbia, S.C. 1898-1926
South Carolina leader
- Charleston, S.C. : T. Hurley & Co. 1865-1867

TENNESSEE

The Colored Tennessean
- Nashville, Tenn. 1865-1867
The Jackson headlight.
- Jackson, Tenn. 1899-
Justice
- Chattanooga, Tenn. : Horn, Wilson & Co., 1887-1888
Knoxville Negro world.
- Knoxville, Tenn. 1887-1800s
Maryville republican
- Maryville, Tenn. 1867-1878
Negro world.
- Knoxville, Tenn. 1887-1895
The Tennessee star.
- Nashville, Tenn. 1886-1891
The Tennessean
- Nashville, Tenn. 1866-1867

TEXAS

The Dallas express.
- Dallas, Tex. 1893-
Freeman's journal
- Galveston, Tex. : R. Nelson, 1887-1891
Freedman's press.
- Austin, Tex. 1868
The Independent
- Houston, Tex. 1898-1905
The Item
- Dallas, Tex. 1891-1900
Oil City Afro-American
- Corsicana, Tex. 1898-1901
Paul Quinn weekly
- Waco, Tex., Paul Quinn College. 1903-1916
The Torchlight appeal
- Fort Worth, Tex. 1886-1893

UTAH

Broad Axe (moved to Chicago filmed with Broad Axe (Chicago)

VIRGINIA

The Midland express.
- Boydton, Va. 1891-
The National pilot
- Petersburg, Va. 1886-1900
The People's advocate.
- Alexandria, Va. 1876-
The reformer
- Richmond, Va. : Grand Fountain, 1895-1931
The Southern news
- Richmond, Va. 1892-1894
The Virginia star.
- Richmond, Va. 1877-1888

WASHINGTON

The Seattle Republican
- Seattle, Wash. 1894-1915
The World
- Seattle, Wash. 1898-1903

WEST VIRGINIA

The Pioneer press
- Martinsburg, W. Va. 1882-1918

WISCONSIN

Wisconsin Afro-American
- Milwaukee, Wis. 1892
The Wisconsin weekly advocate.
- Milwaukee, Wis. 1898-1915

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