Penrose Library has acquired a digital collection of historical African American newspapers. The collection, ProQuest Historical Newspapers-Black Newspapers, is accessible via the Databases link from the Penrose Library home page. Click on either the “B” in Databases A-Z and scroll down to “Black Newspapers,” or select “Newspapers, Historical” from the Subject categories and scroll down to find the link.
Titles included in the collection are:
Atlanta Daily World (1931-2003) The Atlanta Daily World had the first black White House correspondent and was the first black daily in the nation in the 20th century.
The Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988) was the most widely circulated black newspaper on the Atlantic coast. It was the first black newspaper to have correspondents reporting on World War II, foreign correspondents, and female sports correspondents.
Chicago Defender (1910-1975) A leading African-American newspaper, with more than two-thirds of its readership outside Chicago.
Cleveland Call and Post (1934-1991) was founded by Garrett Morgan, inventor of the gas mask and traffic light. Contributors included noted journalists Charles H. Loeb and John Fuster. The newspaper is well known for its support of the Scottsboro trial defendants with letters, clothing, stamps, and donations to the defense fund.
Los Angeles Sentinel (1934-2005) is the oldest and largest black newspaper in the western United States and the largest African-American owned newspaper in the U.S.
New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993) This leading Black newspaper of the 20th century reached its peak in the 1940s. The Amsterdam News was a strong advocate for the desegregation of the U.S. military during World War II, and also covered the historically important Harlem Renaissance.
The Norfolk Journal and Guide (1921-2003) was the only black newspaper to provide on-the-scene, day-to-day coverage of the Scottsboro trial, and was one of the best researched and well written black newspapers of its time.
The Philadelphia Tribune (1912-2001) the oldest continuously published black newspaper, is dedicated to the needs and concerns of the fourth largest black community in the U.S. During the 1930s the paper supported the growth of the United Way, rallied against the riots in Chester, PA, and continuously fought against segregation.
Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002) was one of the most nationally circulated Black newspapers, the Courier reached its peak in the 1930s. A conservative voice in the African-American community, the Courier challenged the misrepresentation of African-Americans in the national media and advocated social reforms to advance the cause of civil rights.
years ago when her two young daughters were enrolled in a school crafts class. She uses recycled fabric in all of her creations. This quilt is composed entirely of old DU T-shirts and grew out of Chevillot’s desire to “honor our DU students’ commitment to social justice and personal responsibility.” She invites DU faculty, students, and staff, to bring her old DU T-shirts of their own to her office in Sturm Hall 208, so she can facilitate the creation of a giant quilt celebrating DU and what we can achieve together at our institution.
n page of the library’s website. On the results page, click on “Browser Periodicals” listed under “Location” on the facets menu on the left margin. You can further limit your search by selecting a “Place” from the facets menu, or add the name of the country to your initial search (cherrington hungary or cherrington india), and then limit to the browsing periodicals area by using the facets.
collection located on the north side of Penrose Library, on the main level.
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