TCNJ Library Database
African American Newspapers: The 19th Century
Dates Covered & Contents:
(approx. 1827-1857) Fulltext articles from: Freedom's Journal, 1827-1829; The Colored American, 1837-1841; The North Star, 1847-1851; The National Era, 1847-1857.
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