Sociology Databases

Charlotte Observer online from 1886 to the present.

Contains information about cultural life and history during the 1800's and includes first-hand reports of the major events and issues of the day, including the Mexican War, Presidential and Congressional addresses, the humanities, world travel and religion.

Provides access to a collection of newspapers reporting on the African American experience in segregated southern America from 1870 to 1926. The collection contains editorial pieces that expose the racial discrimination and violence that many suffered through, and also includes light-hearted pieces that focused on other civil affairs, events, local gossip, and more throughout the local community.

Provides access to U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African-American experience. This collection includes historically significant papers and features many rare 19th-century titles.

Searchable American newspaper collections, including African American Newspapers Series 1, 1827-1998; Caribbean Newspapers, 1718-1876; South Carolina's Historical Newspapers; Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980; and selected historical newspapers.

The American Hebrew was a weekly Jewish newspaper published in New York City. In 1903 it merged with the Jewish Messenger. Covered many topics of Jewish interest internationally.

American Prison Newspapers brings together hundreds of newspapers published within prisons by incarcerated people over the past 200 years. When complete, the collection will contain newspapers from prisons in every state, representing penal institutions of all kinds, including women-only institutions.

This compilation delivers a unique opportunity to investigate through newspaper articles, editorials, and books the people, places, events, organizations, and ideas, so important to Americans that they took action, exercised their rights, and stood up to protest.

The oldest existing black periodical in America. Focused on religious news, but also includes articles about education, voting rights, equality and other secular issues that affected the lives of black Americans.

Covers social and political issues of the 19th century. Published in Washington, D.C. the newspaper routinely featured articles on religion, politics, education, military affairs and black fraternal organizations.

Dedicated to abolitionism and social reform, it was one of four newspapers published by Frederick Douglass.

The first American newspaper written by blacks for blacks.

A 19th century illustrated newspaper from 1857-1912. Includes news stories, illustrations, cartoons, editorials, biographies, literature and advertisements.

Spanish-language newspapers printed in the U.S. during 19th and 20th centuries. Many of these newspapers were published bilingually in Spanish and English.

19th Century African American newspapers, American County Histories to 1900, American Civil War Primary Sources, and more.

An open access digital collection of alternative press newspapers and magazines produced by feminists, campus radicals, Native Americans, anti-war activists, Black Power advocates, Hispanics, LGBT activists, and the extreme right-wing press.

Founded in 1902, this is the oldest continually-circulated English-language Jewish newspaper in the United States.

Full-text access to more than 30 Latin American newspapers published 1805-1922.

Series II of Latin American Newspapers expands the number of titles available from this region, including from some countries and cities not represented in Series I.

Issued weekly in D.C. for more than 13 years. With emphasis on literary reviews and commentaries it was the paper in which Uncle Tom's Cabin was serialized.

This leading Black newspaper of the 20th century reached its peak in the 1940s. It was a strong advocate for the desegregation of the U.S. military during World War II, and also covered the historically important Harlem Renaissance.

Major global newspaper including news, editorials, letters to the editor, obituaries, birth and marriage announcements, as well as photos and advertisements.

African-American newspaper devoted to the cause of Liberty, Humanity and Progress. Edited by Frederick Douglass and M.R. Delaney, the paper was dedicated to the abolishment of slavery and in support of women's rights.

The oldest continuously published black newspaper dedicated to the needs and concerns of the fourth largest black community in the U.S. During the 1930s the paper supported the growth of the United Way, rallied against the riots in Chester, PA, and continuously fought against segregation.

A collection of first-hand accounts of infectious diseases in America. Part 1 is a collection of newspapers that cover the administrative and community responses from colonial America to World War 1. Part 2 is a set of books and county histories providing additional insights on many aspects of public health and contagious diseases.

Historical newspaper archive with full-text coverage of the Times from 1785 to 2013. Supports research across multiple disciplines including business, humanities, political science, and philosophy with coverage of all major international historical events.

News Orleans-based newspaper covering 1923-1988

African-American newspaper published weekly. On March 4, 1837, issue number 9 of the newspaper was published under the new name of The Colored American.

Provides access to newspapers and editorials covering roughly 80 years of the fight for women's voting rights.

This collection covers the experiences of American soldiers from the mobilization period in 1916, in the trenches in 1918 and through the occupation of Germany in 1919.

This collection features 11 additional military newspapers from 1914 to 1919 during the World War 1 era.

This collection features The AMAROC news, a daily American military newspaper, covering the events and experiences of the post-World War 1 American occupation from 1919 to 1923.

140 newspaper titles from 22 islands from the 18th and 19th centuries. Research Colonial history, the Atlantic slave trade, New World slavery, and more. Most of these newspapers were published in English, but some non-English titles are also included.

Platform for cross-searching a range of historical UK newspaper and periodical collections, including 19th century British Library Newspapers (Parts I and II); 19th Century UK Periodicals, Series 1; Times Digital Archive (1785-2006); and, Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive (1902-2007)

Collections of digital newspapers and newspaper digitization projects for each country.

Founded in 1932 as The Palestine Post, this paper established itself as the top English-language paper of the Middle East and Jewish world. The publication fervently supported the struggle for a Jewish homeland and freely opposed British restrictions on Jewish immigration. Over the decades, the paper espoused a left-leaning perspective that shifted to the right in the 1980s.

A comprehensive database collection of World News Connection's daily updates produced from 1995 to 2013, featuring 500 translated news sources from over 130 countries. The database includes full-text access to newspaper articles, transcripts and datelines that cover environmental issues, political reports, socioeconomic editorials and more.

Contains full runs of 48 newspapers specially selected by the British Library to best represent nineteenth century Britain.

A major multi-part series of periodicals which covers the events, lives, values and themes that shaped the 19th century world.