Historical African American Newspapers Online

Just like newspapers of all types and sources, many of these African-American newspapers have been digitized and are available for research – some for free, some only available at a library or archive, and some via subscription. And of course, most are still in paper form or microfilm and have not been digitized, so must be searched offline. See below to find out where non-digitized publications may be found.

The sites below include newspaper publications from a variety of sources.  The others are available via state-based newspaper collections; and the remainder via individual sites, including those of historically African-American colleges and universities.  There are also collections only available at libraries. They are sorted by state. 

Please note that I have not always entered the dates that are included in the collections, as I suspect they will change as more items are digitized. Also, I suspect that some of these links may change over time – so if there is a dead link – please use your favorite search engine to find their new location.

(Updated August 2023; recently added links are in BOLD)

Free Sites:

Alabama

•  Alabama Time-Piece
•  The Voice of the Negro
•  The Colored Alabamian

Arkansas

•  BAD Times
•  Black Americans for Democracy News
•  Times – Black Americans for Democracy
•  Blue Mountain – Blue Mountain Log (Company 768) (AA)
•  Oden – Buck Knob Lookout (Company 768) (AA)
•  Rosston – Camp Rosston News (Company 3790) (AA)
•  BAD Times – Black Americans for Democracy Newspapers

Arizona

•  93d Blue Helmet
•  Arizona Black Dispatch
•  Arizona Sun
•  Arizona Tribune
•  Arizona’s Negro Journal
•  Phoenix Tribune
•  The Arizona Gleam
•  The Arizona Times
•  The Phoenix Index

California

•  Elevator (San Francisco, 1865-1898)
•  Pacific Appeal (San Francisco, 1862-1880)
•  Black Dialog – San Francisco, CA
•  Black Dialogue – San Francisco, CA
•  Black Unity – Camp Pendleton, Vista, CA
•  Los Angeles CA California Eagle
•  San Francisco CA Elevator
•  San Francisco CA Pacific Appeal
•  Black Panther Party Community News Service
•  California Eagle
•  Liberator
•  Commemorator Newspaper Collection 1991-2012
•  Oakland Sunshine
•  Western Outlook
•  Black Voice
•  Black Panther Newspaper, San Francisco
•  Mirror of the Times
•  San Francisco Vindicator
•  The Pacific Appeal

Colorado

•  Denver, Colo., 1906-1912 – Franklin’s paper the statesman.
•  Denver, Colo., 1912-1913 – Franklin’s paper the Denver star.
•  Denver, Colo., 1913-1963 – The Denver star.
•  The Denver Star
•  The Statesman

District of Columbia

•  Washington [D.C.], 1847-1860 – The national era.
•  Washington, D.C., 1854-1854 – Daily national era.
•  Washington, D.C., 1868-18?? – National savings bank. [online resource]
•  Washington, D.C., 1870-1870 – New era.
•  Washington, D.C., 1870-1874 – New national era.
•  Washington, D.C., 1882-1884 – The bee.
•  Washington, D.C., 1884-1922 – The Washington bee. volume
•  Washington, D.C., 1893-19?? – The colored American.
•  Washington, D.C., 1910-19?? – The national forum.
•  Washington – The National Era
•  Washington – Washington Afro-American
•  Washington – Washington Afro-American Red Star Edition
•  Colored American
•  New National Era 
•  Washington Tribune 1936-1946

Delaware

•  Wilmington, Del., 1899-19?? – The advance.

Florida

•  Titusville, Fla., 1880-1917 The Florida star. 
•  The Script
•  Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection
•  The Script
•  Florida Star 
•  The Florida Evangelist
•  Miami Times
•  The Colored Citizen
•  The Florida Sentinel
•  The Pensacola Courier
•  The Weekly Challenger
•  Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Georgia

•  Augusta, Ga., 1865-1866 – The colored American. [volume]
•  Athens, Ga., 1888-19?? – The Athens clipper.
•  Athens, Ga., 1899-???? – The progressive era.
•  Athens, Ga., 1919-???? – The Athens republique.
•  Athens, Ga., 1993-current – Zebra magazine.
•  Atlanta , Georgia, 1957-1980 – The Spelman spotlight.
•  Atlanta , Georgia, 1980-1980 – The new Spelman spotlight.
•  Atlanta, GA, 1898-1925 – The Athenaeum.
•  Atlanta, GA, 1996-???? – The Maroon.
•  Atlanta, Ga., 1881-1889 – The weekly defiance.
•  Atlanta, Ga., 1893-1900 – Voice of missions.
•  Atlanta, Ga., 1898-19?? – Atlanta age.
•  Atlanta, Ga., 1963-???? – The Crusader.
•  Atlanta, Georgia, 19??-1989 – The Panther.
•  Atlanta, Georgia, 1924-19?? – The Campus mirror.
•  Atlanta, Georgia, 1936-2001 – The Wolverine observer.
•  Atlanta, Georgia, 1956-195? – Spelman reflections.
•  Atlanta, Georgia, 1989-???? – Clark Atlanta University Panther.
•  Atlanta, Georgia, 2008-???? – Inside Morehouse.
•  Augusta, Ga., 1865-1866 – The colored American.
•  Augusta, Ga., 1867-186? – The Daily loyal Georgian.
•  Augusta, Ga., 1867-1868 – The weekly loyal Georgian.
•  Augusta, Ga., 1889-19?? – The Augusta union.
•  Augusta, Ga., 1971-1972 – The news-review.
•  Augusta, Ga., 1972-1985 – The Augusta news-review.
•  Columbus, Ga., 1895-1900 – Columbus chronicle.
•  Macon, Ga., 1899-19?? – The Macon sentinel.
•  Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia, 19??-current – The Maroon tiger.
•  Nashville, Tenn., 1954-1965 – Southern school news.
•  None, 1980-201? – The Spotlight.
•  None, 2013-???? – The BluePrint.
•  Savannah [Ga.], 1875-1876 – The Colored tribune.
•  Savannah [Ga.], 1876-1960 – The Savannah tribune.
•  Savannah, Ga., 1868-18?? – Freemen’s standard.
•  Savannah, Ga., 1879-1884 – Savannah weekly echo.
•  Waycross ;, 1896-19?? – The Gazette and land bulletin.
•  Tiger’s Roar 
•  Southern School News Archive 
•  The Student Voice
•  Loyal Georgian
•  The Loyal Georgian
•  The Loyal Georgian
•  The Weekly Loyal Georgian
•  The Weekly Loyal Georgian

Idaho

•  Blackfoot, Idaho, 1887-1891 – Idaho news.
•  Blackfoot, Idaho, 1891-1902 – Blackfoot news.
•  Blackfoot, Idaho, 1904-1932 – The Idaho Republican.
•  Blackfoot, Idaho, 1907-1918 – The Blackfoot optimist.
•  Blackfoot, Idaho, 1918-1930 – The Bingham County news.

Iowa

•  Des Moines, Iowa, 1894-1916 – Iowa state bystander.
•  Des Moines, Iowa, 1916-1922 – The bystander.

Illinois

•  Saint Paul, Minn. ;, 1889-19?? – The Appeal.
•  Saint Paul, Minn., 1885-18?? – Western appeal.
•  Salt Lake City, Utah, 1895-19?? – The broad ax.
•  The Illinois Star 4 July 1935 – 6 November 1941 (6 issues)
•  Aledo – Camp Aledo Speaks (Company 2665) (AA)
•  Aledo – Keyhole (Company 2665) (AA)
•  Mt. Carroll – Camp Carroll Volcano (Company 2664) (AA)
•  Muhammad Speaks
•  Illinois Star
•  The State Capital
•  The State Capital

Indiana

•  Indianapolis, Ind., 1879-1890 – The Indianapolis leader.
•  Logansport, Ind., 1879-18?? – The colored visitor. [volume]
•  Indianapolis – The Freeman
•  Evansville Argus (Evansville, Vanderburgh County; 25 June 1938 – 22 October 1943)
•  Indianapolis Leader (Indianapolis, Marion County; 30 August 1879 – 24 June 1882)
•  Indianapolis Recorder (Indianapolis, Marion County; 7 January 1899 – 30 December 2005)
•  Muncie Times (Muncie, Delaware County; 10 January 1991 – 25 August 2011)
•  ​Brownstown – Camp Chatter Of Company 517 (Company 517) (AA)
•  Corydon – Wyandotte Wa-Hoo (Company 517) (AA)
•  Cynthiana – News (Company 539) (AA)
•  South Bend – Ditch Dots And Dashes (Company 517)
•  Indianapolis Recorder
•  The colored visitor 
•  Muncie Times Newspaper 
•  The Reformer

Kansas

•  Nicodemus, Kan., 1886-1887 – Western cyclone. [volume]
•  Lone Star – Lone Star Gazer (Company 767) (AA)

Kentucky

•  Lexington – The Lexington standard 1892-1912 
•  Louisville – American Baptist 1879-19?? 
•  Owensboro – Kentucky reporter 1???-19?? 
•  Covington – Lincoln=Grant Herald (Covington, Ky.)
•  Frankfort – Star (The)
•  Lexington – American citizen (The)
•  Lexington – Lexington standard
•  Louisville – Afro-American mission herald (The)
•  Louisville – American Baptist
•  Louisville – Bulletin (The) (Louisville, Ky.)
•  Louisville – Colored democratic voice (Louisville, Ky.)

Louisiana

•  New Orleans, La., 1870-1871 – The Louisianian.
•  New Orleans, La., 1871-1872 – Semi-weekly Louisianian.
•  New Orleans, La., 1872-1882 – The weekly Louisianian.
•  Vidalia, La., 1873-1890 – The Concordia eagle.
•  New Orleans Advocate
•  The Republican Courier
•  Southern Republican
•  The Concordia Eagle

Massachusetts

•  Colored American Magazine
•  Freedmen’s Record

Maryland

•  Baltimore, Md., 18??-1??? – The race standard. [volume]
•  Baltimore – The Afro American
•  Baltimore – Baltimore Afro-American
•  Baltimore – The Afro American Ledger
•  African American Times
•  Slaves and Free African Americans, Reports and opinions from the newspapers of Hagerstown, Washington County, and Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, 1790 to 1864

Michigan

•  Detroit, Mich., 1933-1933 – Detroit tribune.
•  Detroit, Mich., 1933-1935 – The Tribune independent of Michigan.
•  Detroit, Mich., 1935-1966 – The Detroit tribune.
•  Detroit Tribune — Detroit, Wayne County (Mich.) — 4 January 1964 – 29 January 1966
•  Focus News — Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County (Mich.) — 1 April 1968 – 15 November 1982
•  Focus — Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County (Mich.) — 10 June 1965 – 1 January 1968

Minnesota

•  Saint Paul, Minn. ;, 1889-19?? – The Appeal.
•  Saint Paul, Minn., 1885-18?? – Western appeal.
•  Duluth, Minn. – The world
•  Minneapolis [Minn.] – Timely digest
•  Minneapolis, Minn. – Minneapolis spokesman
•  Minneapolis, Minn. – The Minneapolis messenger
•  Minneapolis, Minn. – The Minneapolis observer
•  Minneapolis, Minn. – The Minnesota messenger
•  Minneapolis, Minn. – The Twin City star
•  Minneapolis, Minn. – Twin-City herald
•  Minneapolis, MN – Minnesota spokesman-recorder
•  Minneapolis; St. Paul – Northwestern-vine
•  Minneapolis; St. Paul – The Afro-American advance
•  Minneapolis; St. Paul – The National advocate
•  Minneapolis; St. Paul – The protest
•  Minneapolis; St. Paul – The Twin-City American
•  Mpls. [i.e. Minneapolis], MN – Insight news
•  St. Paul ; Minneapolis, Minn. – The St. Paul echo
•  St. Paul, Minn. ; Minneapolis, Minn.   – The northwestern bulletin-appeal
•  St. Paul, Minn. – St. Paul recorder
•  St. Paul, Minn. – Western appeal
•  St. Paul; Minneapolis – Afro-independent
•  St. Paul; Minneapolis – The Negro world
•  St. Paul; Minneapolis – The northwestern bulletin
•  St. Paul; Minneapolis – The Twin City guardian
•  St. Paul; Minneapolis; Chicago, Ill. – The Appeal
•  Minnesota Black Newspaper Index

Missouri

•  Columbia, Mo., 1901-192? The professional world. 
•  Kansas City, Mo., 1896-19?? The Rising son. 
•  Kansas City, Mo., 1908-1924 The Kansas City sun. 
•  Sedalia, Mo., 1903-1909 Sedalia weekly conservator. 
•  Boone – Columbia Professional World (1901 – 1903)
•  Cole – Lincoln University Clarion (1940 – 1975)
•  Jackson – Kansas City Journal (1895 – 1899)
•  Jackson – Kansas City Rising Son (1903 – 1907)
•  Pettis – Sedalia Weekly Conservator (1903 – 1908)
•  Warrenton Volksfreund –  1902-1918
•  DeSoto – C.C.C. Call (Company 1743) (AA)
•  Pine Street Torch
•  St. Louis Argus 

Mississippi

•  Vicksburg, Miss., 1898-19?? – The golden rule.
•  The Golden Rule
•  The Light

Montana

•  Butte, Mont., 1902-190? – The new age.
•  Helena, Mont., 1894-1894 – The Colored citizen.
•  Helena, Mont., 1906-1911 – The Montana plaindealer.
•  Helena – The Montana Plaindealer

New Jersey

•  Grafrica
•  New Jersey Herald News
•  ​New Lisbon – Camp Pack News (Company 237) (AA)
•  New Lisbon – Flash (Company 235) (AA)

North Carolina

•  Raleigh, N.C., 18??-1??? – The gazette.
•  Raleigh, N.C., 1879-1??? – The journal of industry. [volume]
•  Raleigh, N.C., 1879-1880 – North Carolina Republican. [volume]
•  Raleigh, N.C., 1885-18?? – North Carolina gazette.
•  Wilmington, N.C., 1879-1938 – Africo-American Presbyterian. [volume]
•  Wilmington, N.C., 1883-18?? – The Banner-enterprise. [volume]
•  African Expositor (Raleigh, N.C.)
•  Africo-American Presbyterian (Wilmington, N.C.)
•  Charlotte Messenger (Charlotte, N.C.)
•  Fayetteville Educator (Fayetteville, N.C.)
•  National Savings Bank (New Bern, N.C.)
•  North Carolina Christian Advocate (Raleigh, N.C.)
•  North Carolina Federation of Negro Women’s Clubs Journal
•  The AC Phoenix News (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
•  The Banner-Enterprise (Wilmington, N.C.)
•  The Carolina News (Forest City, N.C.)
•  The Carolina Times (Durham, N.C.)
•  The Carolinian (Raleigh, N.C.)
•  The Charlotte Post (Charlotte, N.C.)
•  The Daily Record (Wilmington, N.C.)
•  The Educator (Fayetteville, N.C.)
•  The Future Outlook (Greensboro, N.C.)
•  The Goldsboro Star (Goldsboro, N.C.)
•  The Harris Herald (Harris, N.C.)
•  The Journal of Industry (Raleigh, N.C.)
•  The Laurinburg Post (Laurinburg, N.C.)
•  The Peoples’ Advocate (New Bern, N.C.)
•  The Souler (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
•  The Star of Zion (Charlotte, N.C.)
•  The Tribunal Aid (High Point, N.C.)
•  The True Reformer (Littleton, N.C.)
•  The Wilson Blade (Wilson, N.C.)
•  Winston-Salem Chronicle (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
•  Bennett College Student Newspaper
•  Black Ink (Black Student Movement, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
•  Carver High School Student Newspaper
•  Dillard High School Student Newspaper
•  DuBois High School Student Newspaper
•  Dudley High School Student Newspaper
•  Elizabeth City State University Student Newspaper
•  Fayetteville State University Student Newspaper
•  J. T. Barber High School Student Newspaper
•  Johnson C. Smith University Student Newspaper
•  Lincoln High School Student Newspaper (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
•  Mary Potter School Student Newspaper
•  North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Student Newspaper
•  North Carolina Central University Student Newspaper
•  Orange Street Graded School Student Newspaper
•  Penn-Griffin School for the Arts Student Newspaper (High Point, N.C.)
•  Person County High School Student Newspaper
•  Saint Augustine’s University Student Newspaper
•  Winston-Salem State University Student Newspaper

New York

•  Albany, N.Y., 1842-18?? – The northern star and freemen’s advocate.
•  New York [N.Y.], 1859-1861 – The weekly Anglo-African. [volume]
•  New York [N.Y.], 1884-1887 – The New York freeman. [volume]
•  New York, N.Y., 18??-18?? – Black Republican and office-holder’s journal. [volume]
•  New York City – The New York Age
•  Buffalo, N.Y., 1925-1973 – The Buffalo Criterion.
•  Buffalo, N.Y., 1978-current – The Buffalo Criterion.
•  Black Spectrum
•  Communique
•  Harlem youth speaks
•  Transition
•  Frederick Douglass’ Paper  
•  Masonville – 299Th Broadcast (Company 299) 
•  Panama – Big Apple Gazette (Company 246) (AA)
•  Wawayanda – Beacon (Company 247) (AA)
•  Wawayanda – Breeze Hill Top (Company 246) (AA)
•  Wawayanda – Breeze Hill (Company 246) (AA)
•  Freedomways – New York
•  Black Panther Party Newspaper  
•  Black Panther Newspaper , 1974
•  Colored American 1837-1841
•  Colored American Magazine
•  Colored World 1921-1930
•  Freedom’s Journal  
•  Freeman 1884
•  Negro World 1921-1930
•  The Negro World
•  Weekly Anglo-African
•  Weekly Anglo-African 1859-1860
•  Frederick Douglass’ Paper 
•  Frederick Douglass’ Paper 
•  Friend of Man 

Ohio

•  Cincinnati, O. [Ohio], 1863-18?? – The colored citizen. [volume]
•  Columbus, Ohio, 1898-1901 – Columbus standard. [volume]
•  Dayton, Ohio, 1950-1955 – The Daily express.
•  Akron – Reporter – 1969-1999, 2003-2018
•  Columbus – Ohio State Monitor – 1919-1920
•  Columbus – Ohio State News – 1944-1952
•  Dayton – Daily Express – 1950-1952
•  Dayton – Ohio Daily-Express – 1947-1950
•  East Side Daily News
•  The Advocate
•  The Afro-American
•  The Colored Citizen
•  The Forum
•  The Gazette
•  The Informer
•  The Journal
•  The Ohio State Monitor
•  The Palladium of Liberty
•  The Union
•  The Tattler
•  Columbus African American Collection  

Oklahoma

•  Langston City, O.T. [Okla.], 1891-1902 – The Langston City herald.
•  Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla., 1901-19?? – The Muskogee cimeter.
•  Tulsa, Okla., 1913-1921 – The Tulsa star.
•  The Black Dispatch

Oregon

•  Portland, Or., 1905-1907 – Portland new age.
•  Portland New Age

Pennsylvania

•  The Colonization Herald and General Register Newspaper
•  Lincoln News
•  Lincolnian
•  Mount Union – Camp S-56 Bulletin (Company 314) (AA)
•  Wilcox – Straight Camp Herald (Company 316) (AA)
•  Christian Recorder 1861-1865, 1899-1901
•  Christian recorder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church  
•  The Colonization herald and general register

South Carolina

•  Charleston, S.C., 1865-18?? – South Carolina leader. [volume]
•  Charleston, S.C., 1867-1868 – The Charleston advocate. [volume]
•  Charleston, S.C., 1868-186? – The free press. [volume]
•  Charleston, S.C., 1868-1879 – Missionary record. [volume]
•  Charleston, S.C., 1899-1902 – The Afro-American citizen. [volume]
•  Columbia, S.C., 1893-1925 – The people’s recorder. [volume]
•  Columbia, S.C., 1903-1925 – The Southern indicator. [volume]
•  Georgetown, S.C., 1873-1875 – The Georgetown planet. [volume]
•  Orangeburg, S.C., 1874-1876 – The free citizen.
•  Spartanburg, S.C., 1898-1913 – The Carolina Spartan. [volume]
•  Charleston, S.C., 1865-18?? – South Carolina leader.
•  Charleston, S.C., 1867-1868 – The Charleston advocate.
•  Charleston, S.C., 1868-186? – The free press.
•  Charleston, S.C., 1868-1879 – Missionary record.
•  Charleston, S.C., 1899-1902 – The Afro-American citizen.
•  Charleston, S.C., 1941-1954 – Lighthouse and informer.
•  Columbia, S.C., 1925-196? – The palmetto leader.
•  South Carolina Leader
•  South Carolina Leader
•  The Free Press
•  The Free Press
•  The Peoples Recorder

Tennessee

•  Knoxville, Tenn., 1887-1887 – The Weekly Negro world. [volume]
•  Knoxville, Tenn., 1887-1888 – The Knoxville Negro world. [volume]
•  Knoxville, Tenn., 1888-1??? – Negro world.
•  Maryville, Tenn., 1867-187? – Maryville Republican.
•  Maryville, Tenn., 187?-187? – The Republican.
•  Maryville, Tenn., 187?-1877 – Maryville Republican.
•  Nashville, Tenn., 1865-1866 – The colored Tennessean.
•  Nashville, Tenn., 1886-18?? – The Tennessee star. [volume]
•  Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn., 1881-1882 – The Rugbeian.
•  The Jackson Headlight
•  Southern Worker 
•  The Colored Tennessean
•  The Colored Tennessean
•  The Tennessean
•  The Tennessean

Texas

•  Corsicana, Tex., 1898-19?? – Oil city Afro-American.
•  Dallas, Tex., 1893-1970 – The Dallas express.
•  Africo-American Presbyterian (1)
•  Paul Quinn Weekly (1)
•  Taborian Banner (3)
•  The Afro-American Citizen (1)
•  The Community Bulletin (43)
•  The Dallas Express (282)
•  The Free Man’s Press (7)
•  The Freedman’s Press (1)
•  The Freeman’s Journal (1)
•  The Houston Informer (100)
•  The Item (1)
•  The Jackson Headlight (1)
•  The Reporter (2)
•  The Representative (24)
•  The Torchlight Appeal (3)
•  The Weekly Anglo-African (52)
•  The Western Star (42)
•  African-American Related Articles in the Tyler Morning Telegraph, 1930-1941

Utah

•  Salt Lake City 1895-19??    The broad ax. 
•  Broad Ax

Virginia

•  Richmond, Va., 1883-1938 – Richmond planet.
•  Hampton – The True Southerner
•  Richmond – Richmond Afro American
•  Afro-American Churchman (Petersburg, VA, 1886-1890)
•  Charles City Times (Charles City, VA, 1966-1967)
•  Church News (Roanoke, VA, 1934)
•  Circuit (Catlett, VA, 1940-1946)
•  Lancet (Petersburg, VA, 1882-1886)
•  McDowell Times (Keystone, W. Va., 1936-1941)
•  Newport News Star (Newport News, VA, 1925-1938)
•  People’s Advocate (Alexandria, VA, 1876-1886)
•  People’s Journal (Berryville, VA, 1899-1927)
•  Reformer (Richmond, VA, 1897)
•  Richmond Planet (Richmond, VA, 1889-1930)
•  Southern Workman (Hampton, VA, 1872-1939)
•  Star (Newport News, VA, 1918-1921)
•  Staunton Reporter (Staunton, VA, 1916)
•  Staunton Tribune (Staunton, VA, 1894)
•  Staunton Tribune (Staunton, VA, 1927-1931)
•  Tribune (Roanoke, VA, 1951-1957)
•  True Southerner (Hampton, VA, 1865-1866)
•  MISCELLANEOUS NEGRO NEWSPAPERS
•  Heritage Discovered
•  Williamsburg – Company 247 News (Company 247) (AA)
•  Williamsburg – Jamestown Dragon (Company 247) (AA)
•  Yorktown – Sentinel And Review (Company 323) (AA)
•  Yorktown – Ye Olde York Times (Company 323) (AA)
•  Hampton VA Southern Workman
•  Reflector 
•  The Southern Workman

Washington

•  Port Townsend, W.T. [Wash.], 1876-1882 Puget Sound weekly Argus. [volume]
•  Port Townsend, W.T. [Wash.], 1882-1883 Puget Sound Argus. [volume]
•  Pullman, W.T. [Wash.], 1888-1989 Pullman herald. 
•  Ritzville, Wash., 1907-1911 Washington State journal. 
•  Seattle, W.T. [Wash., 1881-1888 Seattle daily post-intelligencer. 

West Virginia

•  Charleston, W. Va., 1901-1913 – The advocate.
•  Keystone, W. Va., 1904-1941 – The McDowell times.
•  Martinsburg, W. Va., 1882-19?? – Pioneer press.

Wisconsin

•  Wisconsin Labor Advocate 

Black Abolitionist Newspapers (clippings)

Subscription and Free Library Sites:

If you have access to a library that has a ProQuest or ReadEx (or any other online newspaper site) subscription, then there may be additional historic newspapers available to you for free. Below is a list of some of those, as well as a summary of newspaper collection websites that require a paid subscription.

Accessible Archives – There are 11 publications in the collection (per their website): The Christian Recorder, The Colored American, Weekly Advocate, Frederick Douglass’ Paper, Freedom’s Journal, The National Era, The North Star, Provincial Freeman, Frederick Douglass Monthly, The Freedmen’s Record, and The Negro Business League Herald.

ProQuest – There are 11 publications in the collection (per their website): Atlanta Daily World, Baltimore Afro-American, Chicago Defender, Cleveland Call and Post, Los Angeles Sentinel, Louisville Defender, Michigan Chronicle, New York Amsterdam News, Norfolk Journal and Guide, Philadelphia Tribune, and Pittsburgh Courier.

Ancestry.com – According to their website there are over 200 African-American newspapers in their collection.

Newspapers,com – there is no breakdown on their website (that I could find) that divides their collection by topic as opposed to location. But I did check and some of the titles of African-American newspapers are indeed in their collection.

Genealogy Bank – Over 270 newspapers are available through this subscription site. Here is a link to their African American Collection.

Newspaper Archive – There is no breakdown (that I could find) of all of their titles that provide information as to what number of African-American newspapers exist in their collection.

Readex – Their website states that they have 350 publications covering over 35 states.

Paper and Microfilm Collections:

If you want to know where non-digitized collections of African-American newspapers may be held, either in paper or in microfilm, follow these instructions:

• Go to the Chronicling America Newspaper Directory.
• Under “Ethnicity” in the lower left-hand corner of “More Search Options” select “African American”; then press “Search” in the lower right-hand corner of the screen. Up will come the list of over 2,000 titles.
• To find where the titles are held –  select a title; the next screen will display information about the publication; then select the “View complete holdings information” link at the very bottom and the locations of all the institutions that have that publication will be displayed for you.

If you wish more information about newspaper research for genealogy, including access to tutorials and dozens of articles about becoming a proficient researcher as well as lists of links to thousands of other free U.S. online newspaper titles, please visit the Newspapers page on this website.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!