ACCESSIBLE ARCHIVES EXPANDS COVERAGE OF THE LIBERATOR AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS

Malvern, PA (November 2, 2007) – Accessible Archives, Inc. , a leading publisher of electronic full-text searchable historical databases, has announced the imminent availability of Part III of The Liberator and Part XII of African- American Newspapers: The 19 th Century , two of its premier collections.

William Lloyd Garrison published the first issue of The Liberator on January 1, 1831 with the motto: “Our country is the world – our countrymen are mankind.” A journalistic crusader advocating the immediate emancipation of all slaves, Garrison gained a national reputation for being one of the most radical of American abolitionists. The most influential newspaper in the antebellum antislavery crusade, The Liberator was published through December, 1865.

The Accessible Archives full text online version of The Liberator is being made available in seven parts. Parts I and II are available now, and Part III will be mounted prior to the end of 2007. The remaining four sections are expected to be issued on an annual basis:

PART I January, 1831 – December, 1835 PART IV January, 1846 – December, 1850 PART II January, 1836 – December, 1840 PART V January, 1851 – December, 1855 PART III January, 1841 – December, 1845 PART VI January, 1856 – December, 1860 PART VII January, 1861 – December, 1865

With the addition of Part XII of African-American Newspapers: The 19th Century, the 12 parts of this collection will provide more than 120,000 articles. Newspapers included in this database are being made available in chronological order, with the addition of some 10,000 articles each year. Currently in post-production, Part XII is expected to be available by year’s end. Parts I through XII contain the following titles:

1. Freedom’s Journal, 1827 – 1830. New York, NY 2. The Colored American, 1837 – 1841. New York, NY 3. The North Star, 1847 – 1851. Rochester, NY 4. Frederick Douglass Paper , 1851 – 1859. Rochester, NY (completed through 1855) 5. The National Era, 1847 – 1860. Washington, DC 6. Provincial Freeman, 1854 – 1857. Toronto, Canada 7. The Christian Recorder, 1861 – 1902. Philadelphia, PA (through 1902; 1892 is unavailable)

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