Georgia Adds 2 Historical African American Newspaper Titles to Total 22

Great news from the state of Georgia:

“The Digital Library of Georgia (DLG) is pleased to announce that it has completed the digitization of two historically significant Georgia African American newspapers as part of a National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The digital images will be included in the Library of Congress’ newspaper site: Chronicling America http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ and the DLG’s own site: Georgia Historic Newspapers (GHN), http://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/. “

The newspapers include:

• Savannah Tribune, 1886-1888  – Founded in 1875, the Tribune, except for two hiatuses, is one of the longest-running African American newspapers in the South. https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn84020323/
• Athens Republique, 1921-1924 – From 1919 until its cessation in 1927, the Republique served the African American community in Athens and surrounding towns. https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/2012233098/ “

The entire announcement can be found HERE

The African American Historical Newspaper Collection now totals 22 titles:

• The Athenaeum. (1898 – 1925)
• The Athens republique. (1919 – ????)
• The BluePrint. (2013 – ????)
• The Campus mirror. (1924 – 19??)
• Clark Atlanta University Panther. (1989 – ????)
• The Colored tribune. (1875 – 1876)
• The Crusader. (1963 – ????)
• The Daily loyal Georgian. (1867 – 186?)
• Freemen’s standard. (1868 – 18??)
• Inside Morehouse. (2008 – ????)
• Spelman reflections. (1956 – 195?)
• The Maroon tiger. (19?? – current)
• The Maroon. (1996 – ????)
• The new Spelman spotlight. (1980 – 1980)
• The Panther. (19?? – 1989)
• The Savannah tribune. (1876 – 1960)
• Southern school news. (1954 – 1965)
• The Spelman spotlight. (1957 – 1980)
• The Spotlight. (1980 – 201?)
• The weekly loyal Georgian. (1867 – 1868)
• The Wolverine observer. (1936 – 2001)
• Zebra magazine. (1993 – current)

​For all of the Georgia Historic Newspapers website titles as well as links to other free Georgia historical newspaper websites, please visit Georgia Online Historical Newspapers Summary