What is it?
African American Newspapers is a collection of more than 350 digitized U.S newspapers, published from 1827-1998. These historically-significant papers chronicle over 150 years of the African-American experience.
Why use it?
To explore African-American history, culture, and daily life through primary sources written by and for African Americans. Topics covered include life in the Antebellum South, growth of the Black church, the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance, and more.
What features does it have?
You can search the full text of a newspaper and scroll to read the full page/edition that contains the search term. This lets you see the article in context, instead of a digitized version of the text on its own.
In addition to the advanced search, you can filter/sort by:
- Publication Name
- Publication Location
- Article Type
- Language
- Era in American History
- U.S. Presidential Era
- Date
- Decade
- Year
Bonus feature:
- If you search for a certain date, you can find issues from various newspapers released on that day in history.
Where do I find it?
Go to https://libguides.williams.edu/african-american-news or start at library.stage.williams.edu and navigate to Using the Libraries –> E-Resources/Databases.
Need help? Just ask!
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