Some notable black newspapers of the 19th century were Freedom's Journal (1827-29), the Colored American (1837–41), the North Star (1847-1860), the National Era, The Frederick Dougla...
1,197 viewsEdward Puchner (University of South Carolina) During the Second World War, the African American press featured scathing editorial cartoons to outline the paradoxical stance of African Americans withi...
1,189 viewsRonald Coddington discusses the third volume in his series on Civil War soldiers, which contains previously unpublished photographs of African American Civil War participants -- many of whom fought to...
1,269 viewsFamily historian and lecturer Tim Pinnick, whose 25 years experience includes work in all the major U.S. repositories, explains how to find and effectively use African American newspapers in genealogi...
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