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U.S. History 1945-1990s

African-American and Ethnic Press

African American Newspapers, Series 1 (Readex)
280 digitized newspaers from some 35 U.S. states published between 1827 and 1998. Rutgers-restricted Access
Black Panther
The official newspaper of the Black Panther Party. 1967-1980. Rutgers-restricted Access
Chicago Defender
The Chicago Defender was the most influential African-American newspaper of the 20th century. With the majority of its readership outside the Chicago region, it served as the de facto national black newspaper in the U.S. Search and display the full text of articles published between 1910 and 1975.Rutgers-restricted Access.
Ethnic NewsWatch
Full text collection of articles from newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press back to 1960. Rutgers-restricted Access.