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Resources related to Black Studies, including scholarly journals, essays by top scholars, historic indexes, and historical black newspapers. Coverage from 1900 to current.
Components include:
• Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience
• Black Studies Periodicals Database (formerly IIBP)
• The Chicago Defender
• Black Literature Index
In addition, two historical Black newapapers can be search on Black Studies Center. These are:
• Atlanta Daily World (1932-2003)
• New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993)
Full-text of Atlanta's oldest Black newspaper. Digitized with full article images. Coverage from 1931 to 2003.
Full-text of one of the most influential U.S. African-American newspapers based in Chicago. It historically covered segregation, Jim Crow violence, the Great Migration, and civil rights. Digitized with full article images. Coverage from 1909 to 1975.
Full-text of this leading Black owned historical Harlem newspaper. It published columns by notable people including W. E. B. Du Bois and Malcolm X. It also covered the historically important Harlem Renaissance. Digitized with full article images. Coverage from 1922 to 1993.
Weekly newspaper of the American Anti-Slavery Society. It was established in 1840 by abolitionists and contributed to the fight against slavery. In 2024, database has moved from the Accessible Archives platform to Coherent Digital's History Commons platform.