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Black History Month: Newspapers
Library resources to support research and inquiry into African-American history, culture, and experience.
These newspapers all have coverage for U.S. history. Some include slavery times, the U.S. Civl War, Reconstruction, the Jim Crow era, modern civil rights and beyond.
Search America's historic newspapers pages from 1860-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Includes Louisiana papers.