Black History in Newspapers

Explore the topics below to learn about Black History through newspaper articles and clippings.

St. Louis Giants, 1916 - Negro Leagues Baseball

“Negro Leagues” Baseball
Supreme Court documents regarding the Amistad case [via Fold3]

Amistad Case
Headlines from the Birmingham Church Bombing (The Journal-News, via Newspapers.com)

Birmingham Church Bombing
Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington
Newspaper with Double V Campaign news (Pittsburgh Courier, via Newspapers.com)

Double V Campaign

Emancipation Proclamation
Frederick Douglass, circa 1879

Frederick Douglass
George Washington Carver, circa 1910

George Washington Carver
Members of the 369th Infantry Regiment (Harlem Hellfighters), 1919

Harlem Hellfighters
Josephine Baker dancing the Charleston, 1926

Harlem Renaissance
Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman
Ida B. Wells

Ida B. Wells