AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS AVAILABLE FROM THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA

Please note: The holdings listed below reflect only the dates of the earliest and latest issues held by the Library. Please check the Library’s catalog for complete holdings information.

LOCATION AND TITLE SUMMARY HOLDINGS CALL NO.

Alexandria People’s Advocate May 6, 1876; July 29, 1876 Film 397

People’s Advocate Apr. 22, 1876–July 31, 1886 Film 1362 (Published in Washington, D.C. Apr. 19, 1879–Apr. 12, 1884)

Brunswick County The Trail and Scroll Feb. 1936 Boxed and Film 2494 Buckingham County Informant June 1987–Jan. 2007 Boxed and Film 1489 Charles City County Charles City Times July 11, 1966–Nov. 6, 1966 Boxed and Film 2481 Charlottesville African American Reflector Apr. 14, 2004 Boxed

Charlottesville Albemarle Tribune Aug. 10, 1956–Aug. 20, 1992 Film 2061

Tribune Aug. 27, 1992–Dec. 18, 2002 Film 2061

Chesterfield County Campus Review Feb. 18–Oct. 5, 1929 Film 2520

Virginia Statesman Oct. 19, 1929–Apr. 2008 Film 2520

Virginia Statesman Oct. 10, 1936–May 25, 1946 Film 2520A

Clark County People’s Journal Mar. 1, 1899–Aug. 1, 1927 Film 510A and Virginia Chronicle database Cumberland County Voice of 1367 Feb. 1939–Mar. 1940 Fiche 144, no. 1367 and Virginia Chronicle database Fauquier County Circuit Feb. 2, 1940–Aug. 2, 1946 Boxed and Film 2481

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Hampton Dunbar Chronicle Jan. 1953; June 1970 Boxed (reprint)

Dunbarian June 8, 1927 Boxed (reprint)

Fort Monroe CCC Bulletin Dec. 9, 1937 Fiche 144, no. 3321

Hampton Roads Voice 1994–June 19, 2014 Film 2021

Southern Workman (1872) 1872–1886 Film 1608 Southern Workman (1900) 1901–1939 Film 1608

Southern Workman and Hampton 1887–1900 Film 1608 School Record

Southern Workman and Hampton Apr. 1895 Boxed School Record

True Southerner Nov. 24, 1865–Apr. 19, 1866 Film 232 (Published for but not by )

Lynchburg Lynchburg Opportunity Aug. 28, 1915 Boxed

Mecklenburg County Acme July 21 1939–Feb. 15, 1940 Fiche 144, no. 3321

Midland Express March 3, 1893 Film 1609 Reels 11, 16 Newport News Journal and Guide Jan. 16, 1937–Dec. 30, 1939 Film 3‡ (Peninsula ed.: 1937)

Journal and Guide Sept. 11, 1943–Aug. 25, 1973 Film 3‡ (Peninsula ed.: 1943)

Journal and Guide and Newport Jan. 3, 1942–Sept. 4, 1943 Film 3 News Star

Newport News Star Feb. 5, 1925–Mar. 15, 1938 Boxed and Film 2579

Peninsula News May 9, 1941 Boxed

Star April 5, 1918–Feb. 24, 1921 Boxed and Film 2579 VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS AVAILABLE FROM THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA 3

Norfolk Beacon June-Sept. 1955 Film 2509

Journal and Guide, New Journal and Sept. 30, 1916–current Film 3‡ Guide, Norfolk Journal and Guide (Includes Norfolk ed., City ed., Home ed., Mail ed., Metro ed., Virginia ed., Carolina ed., North Carolina ed., Virginia-Carolina ed., Interstate ed., National ed.)

Norfolk Journal and Guide 1921–2003 Norfolk Journal and Guide database (1916–2003)

Spartan Echo Mar. 1953–Sept. 11, 2008 Film 2509

Spartan Echo Sept. 14, 1990–Apr. 13, 1995 LD3914.N5 S83 (Stacks Oversize)

Trojan Echo Oct. 1950–May 1952 Film 2509

Petersburg Afro-American Churchman Feb. 6, 1886–July 3, 1886 Film 53 July 17, 1886–Sept. 1, 1890 Film 2510 and Virginia Chronicle database

Lancet July 1, 1882– Jan. 16, 1886 Film 53

National Pilot Feb. 1, 1900 Film 1609, reels 4, 14 Portsmouth Black Net Working Oct./Nov. 1987 Boxed

Journal and Guide (Portsmouth ed.) Dec. 17, 1949–Aug. 25, 1973 Film 3‡

Prince Edward County Camp Gallion Dispatch May 7, 1935–Dec. 31, 1938 Fiche 144, no. 1390 and Virginia Chronicle database Richmond Afro-American and the Richmond June 4, 1938–Feb. 14, 1996 Film 92 Planet, Richmond Afro-American and , Richmond Afro-American

Journal and Guide (Richmond ed.) Jan. 9 1937–June 25, 1938 Film 3‡

Legacy Feb. 4, 2015–current Film 640 originals kept until microfilm received VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS AVAILABLE FROM THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA 4

Reformer Jan. 16, 1897 Virginia Chronicle database

Reformer Jan. 30, 1897–June 9, 1900 Boxed and Film 1931

Reformer Jan. 27, 1900; Jan. 28, 1905 Film 1609, reels 6, 14, 15

Richmond Free Press Jan. 16, 1992–current Film 934 originals kept until microfilm received

Richmond Planet Feb. 21, 1885–Jan. 13, 1900 Film 1609, reels 2, 13

Richmond Planet Nov. 16, 1889–May 21, 1938 Boxed

Richmond Planet Nov. 16, 1889–May 28, 1938 Film 46 and Virginia Chronicle database (Nov. 16, 1889– Dec. 30, 1922)

Saint Luke Fraternal Bulletin July 1933–Feb. 1958 Film 2600

Saint Luke Fraternal Monitor Mar. 1965; Apr. 1970 Film 2600

Saint Luke Herald Sept. 3, 1904–Aug. 15, 1931 Film 2600

Southern News Oct. 15, 1892 Film 1609 reels 2, 13

Spirit of Armstrong Oct. 1964; Mar. 1969 Boxed

Virginia Star Sept. 8, 1877–July 23, 1881 Film 1609 reels 2, 13

Virginia Star May 11, 1878–Dec. 23, 1882 Boxed and Film 1609 reel 8

Voice (Richmond, VA), Voice, May 11, 1987–2014 Film 640 Voice Newspaper, Richmond Voice, Southside Voice [see Legacy for current issues]

Roanoke Aug. 4, 1983–Dec. 28, 1995 Boxed

Roanoke Tribune Jan. 2, 1992–current Film 936 originals kept until microfilm received

Roanoke Weekly Press Apr. 2, 1892 Boxed VIRGINIA AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS AVAILABLE FROM THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA 5

Tribune Aug. 11, 1951–Sept. 21, 1957 Boxed and Film 2468

Rockbridge County Tattler June 15, 1935–Sept. 1, 1935 Fiche 144, no. 1334 and Virginia Chronicle database Staunton The Staunton Reporter July 8, 1916; July 29, 1916 Film 2593 and Virginia Chronicle database

The Staunton Tribune Sept. 1, 1894 Boxed (reprint) and Virginia Chronicle database

The Staunton Tribune Jan. 22, 1927–May 23, 1931 Boxed and Film 2593 and Virginia Chronicle database

Surry County Monthly Advocate June 13, 1896 Misc. Box 5

Virginia Beach The Answer Oct. 1982 and undated Boxed prospectus issue York County 352nd Observer Feb.–June 1936 Fiche 144, no. 0352 and Virginia Chronicle database

Camp Victory Crier Mar. 1940 Fiche 144, no. 0352 and Virginia Chronicle database

‡ The various editions of the Journal and Guide are intermixed by date. LVA holdings of African American newspapers from other states can be located by searching the catalog for the subject heading “African American Newspapers-.”

Gail Tatum, June 2001 Rev. by Lisa Wehrmann, August 2018