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*[https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/3403694 African American newspapers] at Stanford Library | *[https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/3403694 African American newspapers] at Stanford Library | ||
*[https://guides.library.harvard.edu/c.php?g=859626&p=6159795 African American Library Resources] at Harvard | *[https://guides.library.harvard.edu/c.php?g=859626&p=6159795 African American Library Resources] at Harvard | ||
*[https://www.informationwanted.org/ Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery] at informationwanted.org - index & images; newspaper ads looking for family members | |||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
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To learn about African American newspapers in the area where your ancestor lived, see:<br> | To learn about African American newspapers in the area where your ancestor lived, see:<br> | ||
* | * ''Bibliographic Checklist of African American Newspapers,''by Barbara K. Henritze. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1995. {{FSC|597833|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 F23hb}}. 5539 titles are identified, including 348 in New York, 337 in Mississippi, 336 in Georgia, 191 in Virginia, and 41 in West Virginia.<ref>John Frederick Dorman, "Review of ''Bibliographic Checklist of African American Newspapers,"'' in ''The Virginia Genealogist,'' Vol. 39, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1995):73-74.</ref> | ||
* | *''Finding and Using African American Newspapers,'' by Timothy N. Pinnick. The Gregath Publishing Company, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-944619-85-8. | ||
* | *''Extant Collection of Early Black Newspapers: A Research Guide to the Black Press, 1880-1915, with an index to the Boston Gardian, 1902-1904,'' by Georgetta Merritt Campbell. Troy, NY: Whitston Pub. Co., 191. - xxvi, 401 p. Z6944.N39 C35 | ||
*''A Register and History of Negro Newspapers in the United States, 1827-1950''. - 1950. - 431 p. Thesis (Ph. D.) - Northwestern University. Abstracted in Dissertation Abstracts International, Vol. 34A (Jan. 1974); p. 4183-4184 (62-6508). | *''A Register and History of Negro Newspapers in the United States, 1827-1950''. - 1950. - 431 p. Thesis (Ph. D.) - Northwestern University. Abstracted in Dissertation Abstracts International, Vol. 34A (Jan. 1974); p. 4183-4184 (62-6508). | ||
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During the time of slavery, slaveholders often advertised in newspapers about their enslaved runaways and fugitives in hopes that citizens, or bounty hunters would find and return their "property," usually for a reward. In some cases, sheriffs advertised runaways being held in county jails. Many of these kinds of advertisements have been compiled and indexed. For an example of this kind of publication, see—<br> | During the time of slavery, slaveholders often advertised in newspapers about their enslaved runaways and fugitives in hopes that citizens, or bounty hunters would find and return their "property," usually for a reward. In some cases, sheriffs advertised runaways being held in county jails. Many of these kinds of advertisements have been compiled and indexed. For an example of this kind of publication, see—<br> | ||
*''Runaway Slave Advertisements: a Documentary History from the 1730s to 1790''. By Lathan A. Windley, 4 Volumes, Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1983. Contents: Vol. 1. Virginia and North Carolina -- v. 2. Maryland -- v. 3. South Carolina -- v. 4. Georgia. {{WorldCat|9217777|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} | *''Runaway Slave Advertisements: a Documentary History from the 1730s to 1790''. By Lathan A. Windley, 4 Volumes, Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1983. Contents: Vol. 1. Virginia and North Carolina -- v. 2. Maryland -- v. 3. South Carolina -- v. 4. Georgia. {{FSC|419052|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975 F2wL - 975 F2wL V.3 }}; {{WorldCat|9217777|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} | ||
*[https://freedomonthemove.org/ Freedom on the Move], a searchable database of runaways from North American slavery. | *[https://freedomonthemove.org/ Freedom on the Move], a searchable database of runaways from North American slavery. | ||
It is difficult to find an ancestor in enslaved runaway advertisements. In order to use these records, you need to know the name of the enslaved individual and the enslaver's name to help identify the correct person. It would also help to know where the enslaver lived in order to determine if there are nearby newspapers with compiled enslaved runaway advertisements. There were many newspapers in which slaveholders could have advertised, so coverage is spotty. | It is difficult to find an ancestor in enslaved runaway advertisements. In order to use these records, you need to know the name of the enslaved individual and the enslaver's name to help identify the correct person. It would also help to know where the enslaver lived in order to determine if there are nearby newspapers with compiled enslaved runaway advertisements. There were many newspapers in which slaveholders could have advertised, so coverage is spotty. | ||
Many newspapers can | Many newspapers can be found in search engines using terms such as "state digital Newspaper archive." | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||