Books
African American Lives by Call Number: Miller Library REF E185.96 .A446 2004; also E BookPublication Date: 2004
- Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History This link opens in a new windowAn online edition of the five-volume reference work covering all aspects of the African-American experience from 1619 to the present, with biographies, historical essays, and thematic pieces addressing the cultural roots and current conditions of the African-American community.
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AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS
- African-American Newspapers, 1827-1998 This link opens in a new window Online access to approximately 270 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African-American experience. The collection features papers from more than 35 states—including many rare and historically significant 19th-century titles.
- African-American Periodicals, 1825-1995 This link opens in a new window Archive of over 170 historical periodicals, including journals, newsletters, magazines, and bulletins, providing a unique window into African-American culture and history.
- Baltimore Afro-American, 1893-1988 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS: Founded by former slave John Henry Murphy, Sr. when he merged three church publications, The Baltimore Afro-American became one of the most widely circulated African-American newspapers on the Atlantic Coast. In addition to featuring the first black female reporter (Murphy’s daughter) and female sportswriters, the paper’s contributors have included writer Langston Hughes, intellectual J. Saunders Redding, artist Romare Bearden, and sports editor Sam Lacy, whose column influenced the desegregation of professional sports.
- Chicago Defender, 1909-2010 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window The Chicago Defender has been a leading voice of the black community well beyond the Windy City, with more than two-thirds of its readership outside Chicago. The newspaper was a proponent of The Great Migration, the move of over 1.5 million African-Americans from the segregated South to the industrial North from 1915 to 1925. It reported on the Red Summer race riots of 1919, and editorialized for anti-lynching legislation and the integration of blacks into the U.S. military. This newspaper also supported the aviation career of Bessie Coleman, the first African-American female pilot, and promoted the writing of Langston Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks, poet laureate of Illinois.
- Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window Full-text database of periodicals of the American ethnic and minority press, with works offering African-American, Arab-American, Asian-American, European-American, Latino, Jewish, and Native American perspectives.
- Los Angeles Sentinel, 1934-2005 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window From its earliest beginnings when it urged African-Americans not to “spend your money where you can’t work,” the Los Angeles Sentinel has exposed prejudice, promoted social change, and empowered the black community. By accessing more than 70 years of cover-to-cover reporting, today’s readers view the Depression through the eyes of African-Americans in the 1930s. They can follow the grass-roots struggle against the racially restrictive housing covenants of the 1940s. Researchers can follow Roy Wilkins’ column, “The Watchtower,” and see how he attacked efforts to label civil rights activists as “communists” during the Cold War. Today, this independent publication continues to cover community and world issues from the unique cultural perspective of the Los Angeles African-American community.
- New York Amsterdam News, 1922-1993 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window From an initial $10 investment, the New York Amsterdam News grew to become one of the nation’s leading black newspapers and one of New York’s most influential black-owned institutions. For nearly a century, it has helped influence and promote the causes and aspirations of African-Americans. Contributors have included W. E. B. Du Bois, Roy Wilkins, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., and Malcolm X. The New York Amsterdam News captured the vibrancy and cultural richness of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s, advocated for the desegregation of the U.S. military during World War II, and fought against discriminatory employment practices and other civil rights abuses in the 1960s.
Journals and Periodicals
- Arts (Proquest) This link opens in a new window This database contains a mix of academic journal articles and historical popular press articles.
- Afro Black History Archives This link opens in a new window An online collection of historical issues of the Baltimore Afro-American and affiliated newspapers, publishing since the late 19th century.
- Black Life in America This link opens in a new window A specialized archive of news media focused on African American history, culture, and daily life. Includes articles from global and American sources, including African American publications.
- Women's Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window This is a searchable, full-text archive of 12 leading American women’s magazines. including Essence, Good Housekeeping and Ladies’ Home Journal, which serve as canonical records of evolving assumptions about gender roles and cultural mores. In combination, the publications cover topics such as family life, home economics, health, careers, fashion, and culture. 1846-2005
Ditigal Archives
Digital Public Library of America
A remarkable collection of images, text, videos, and audio material from the collections of U.S. public libraries. Search specific people, or search on "tap dance", then look for the box on the bottom left for types of material. Select "Moving Image" to see a collection of video interviews of Honi Coles.
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- HathiTrust This link opens in a new windowA digital library containing assets from over 100 research libraries, with document types including books, images, images, music scores, newspapers, and videos. Use the yellow "Log In" button to find and select Colby College, then follow the login prompts.