State Library Announces Black Newspaper Collection

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The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce it now provides access to the ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Black Newspaper Collection. This historical newspaper collection provides genealogists, researchers, and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Some of the newspapers included in this collection are the Atlanta Daily World, the Baltimore Afro-American, the New York Amsterdam News, and the Norfolk Journal and Guide. The total years covered in this resource are from 1893 to 2005. South Carolina State Library cardholders may access the collection at the Library's list of online databases. If you live in South Carolina and would like to get a library card, please visit our Get a Library Card webpage

Upcoming Event

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Freedom of Information Act Roundtable

July 18, 2024, 1:00 PM

Join leaders of the South Carolina Press Association for an in-depth conversation about how the Freedom of Information Act affects the news you hear every day. The panelists of veteran journalists will discuss how FOIA helps them keep the public informed and how you can do the same.  Q&A session to follow!