New Digital Resources: African American newspapers: the 19th century
African American newspapers : the 19th century
This large collection of African American newspapers contains a wealth of information about the cultural life and history during the 1800s, and is rich with first-hand reports of the major events and issues of the day, including the Mexican War, Presidential and congressional addresses, Congressional abstracts, business and commodity markets, the humanities, world travel and religion. You will find the first serialization of Uncle Tom's Cabin as well as a large numbers of early biographies, vital statistics, essays and editorials, poetry and prose, and advertisements all of which embody the African-American experience.
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Starting with the Freedom`s Journal in 1827 and continuing in chronological order with the addition of 10 to 12 million words of new text each year, this database will ultimately contain the complete text of the major African-American newspapers published in the United States during the 19th century.
Representative Benjamin W. Arnett (1836-1906) |
Newspapers included:
- Freedom`s Journal, New York, New York
March 16, 1827 - March 28, 1829 - The Colored American (Weekly Advocate), New York, New York
January 7, 1837 - December 25, 1841 - The North Star, Rochester, New York
December 3, 1847 - April 17, 1851 - The National Era, Washington, D.C.
January 7, 1847 - March 22, 1860 - Provincial Freeman, 1854-1857, Chatham, Canada West
- Frederick Douglass' Paper
1851-1859, Rochester, New York (complete through 1855) - The Christian Recorder (1861 - 1902) (complete through 1887)
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