LibGuides: African American Studies: Journals / magazines / newspapers

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ProQuest Black Studies This link opens in a new window
Combines primary and secondary sources, leading historical Black newspapers, archival documents, government materials, video, writings by major American Black intellectuals and leaders, and essays by top scholars in Black Studies.
America: History & Life This link opens in a new window
Search for journal articles covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present
Historical Abstracts (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Find journal articles covering the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Search a collection of important scholarly journals representing a range of disciplines.
PsycInfo (APA) This link opens in a new window
Search for journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports in the field of psychology
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Search for international literature in sociology and related social and behavioral sciences disciplines

African American newspapers
Choose this link to view a list of African American newspapers available in Duke Libraries in print, on microfilm, and online.

African American Newspapers (1827-1998) This link opens in a new window
More than 350 U.S. newspapers published by or for African Americans.
African American Newspapers: The 19th Century This link opens in a new window
Search articles from major African-American newspapers published in the 19th century. Titles include The Christian Recorder, The Colored American, Douglass Monthly, Frederick Douglass Paper, Freedom's Journal, The National Era, The North Star, Provincial Freeman, and Weekly Advocate.
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Search the full text of articles from 70 African American/Caribbean/African newspapers in addition to magazines and journals published by these and other ethnic and minority presses.
ProQuest Black Studies This link opens in a new window
Combines primary and secondary sources, leading historical Black newspapers, archival documents, government materials, video, writings by major American Black intellectuals and leaders, and essays by top scholars in Black Studies.

The Carolina Times
Digitized issues from 1937-2009. The weekly newspaper was published as The Carolina Times starting in 1927 by Louis Austin after he purchased the paper (originally named The Standard Advertiser).

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Atlanta Daily World This link opens in a new window
Search for news articles from the Atlanta Daily World from 1931-2010
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Baltimore Afro-American This link opens in a new window
Search for news articles from the Baltimore Afro-American from 1893-2010
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Defender This link opens in a new window
Search for news articles from the Chicago Defender from 1909-2010
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Cleveland Call and Post This link opens in a new window
Search for news articles from the Cleveland Call and Post from 1934-2009
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Los Angeles Sentinel This link opens in a new window
Search for news articles from the Los Angeles Sentinel from 1934-2010
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Amsterdam News This link opens in a new window
Search for news articles from the New York Amsterdam News from 1922-2010
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Norfolk Journal and Guide This link opens in a new window
Search for news articles from the Norfolk Journal and Guide from 1916-2010
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Philadelphia Tribune This link opens in a new window
Search for news articles from the Philadelphia Tribune from 1912-2010
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Pittsburgh Courier This link opens in a new window
Search for news articles from the Pittsburgh Courier from 1911-2010