African and African Diaspora Studies

Presents multiple aspects of the African American community through personal diaries and scrapbooks, pamphlets, newspapers and periodicals, correspondence, official records and in-depth oral histories.

The African American Historical Serials Collection, developed in conjunction with American Theological Library Association (ATLA) features more than 170 unique periodical titles related to the history of African American life and culture, with extensive coverage of religious organizations, churches, and institutions. Material was published between 1829 and 1922. 

Updated regularly (until completed). When completed, will provide online access to approximately 270 African American U.S. newspapers. Features papers from more than 35 states. The newspapers were scanned from the collections of the Wisconsin Historical Society, Kansas State Historical Society and the Library of Congress.

Updated regularly (until completed). When completed, will provide online access to approximately 270 African American U.S. newspapers. Features papers from more than 35 states. The newspapers were scanned from the collections of the Wisconsin Historical Society, Kansas State Historical Society and the Library of Congress.

Documents the African American press in the South from Reconstruction through the Jim Crow period. Written by African Americans for African Americans, the first-hand reporting, editorials, and features kept readers abreast of current domestic and international events, often focusing on racial issues.

• The Advocate, 1907 – 1912
• Athens Republique, 1921 – 1926
• The Banner-Enterprise, 1883 – 1884
• The Bee, 1882 – 1884
• The Black Dispatch, 1917 – 1922
• The Educator, 1874 – 1875
• The Langston City Herald, 1892 – 1900
• The Louisianian, 1870 – 1871
• The Muskogee Cimeter, 1904 – 1920
• The Nashville Globe, 1907 – 1918
• The National Forum, 1910
• Pioneer Press, 1911 – 1917
• The Republican, 1873 – 1875
• Semi-Weekly Louisianian, 1871 – 1872
• The Tulsa Star, 1913 –1921
• Western World, 1903 – 1904

African American Periodicals, 1825-1995, features more than 170 wide-ranging periodicals by and about African Americans. Published in 26 states, the publications include academic and political journals, commercial magazines, institutional newsletters, organizations bulletins, annual reports and other genres.