Marist College LibGuideMarist College has created a "Library Pathfinder" listing more than 65 Historical African American Newspapers available online. Most entries are freely available, with just a handful of subscriber-only titles.
The scope of dates and geography covered is impressive. Newspapers are included from every region of the country. Historical periods covered include "Antebellum and Civil War Era, 1800-1865," "Reconstruction, 1865-1876," "Gilded Age, 1877-1899," "Pre-World War I, 1900-1914," "World War I-World War II, 1914-1945," "20th and 21st Centuries".