HIST 194-F1 Responding to Revolutionary Haiti: Art, Literature and Politics: Black Press Sources
Primary Sources
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Black Life in America
News coverage of the African American experience from 1704-1975. Sourced from more than 19,000 American and global news sources, including over 400 Black publications.
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African American Newspapers, 1827-1998
Approximately 270 newspapers from most US states, including many rare and historically significant 19th century titles including Freedom's Journal and the first issue of The Aliened American.
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Chronicling America: Historic American NewspapersLink to African American newspspers in the Library of Congress' Chronicling America database. Many of these newspapers start in the post-Civil War period, so be attentive to dates. Sort your searches by date (oldest first) for best results.
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Slavery and Anti-slavery: A Transnational ArchiveNot a newspaper database per se, but contains pamphlets, speeches, and other documents, many referencing Haiti and the Haitian revolution. Use all the spelling variations.
Digital archive devoted to study and understanding of the history of slavery. Access to primary source documents shedding light on the abolitionist movement and the conflicts within it, the anti- and pro-slavery arguments of the period, and the debates on the subject of colonization.