About the Collection
The Broad Ax,
18 December 1926
The Black Newspapers Collection presents newspapers, including college papers, that were owned by, operated by, or intended for Black communities in Illinois. These titles focus on the 20th century, but range from 1897 (the only surviving issue of the Chicago Reflector) to 2003 (the Lincolnian.) The papers chart the growth of Illinois’ Black population and the resulting development of Black culture, arts, and civic engagement.
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Titles Currently Available:
- The Broad Ax 31 August 1895 - 10 September 1927 (1661 issues)
- The Chicago Illinois Idea 28 October 1916 - 28 October 1916 (1 issue)
- The Chicago Reflector 16 October 1897 - 16 October 1897 (1 issue)
- The Chicago Whip 24 June 1919 - 10 October 1931 (177 issues)
- Chicago World 23 June 1934 - 4 February 1950 (61 issues)
- The Forum 3 February 1906 - 30 June 1917 (395 issues)
- The Free West 1 December 1853 - 19 July 1855 (77 issues)
- The Illinois Star 4 July 1935 - 6 November 1941 (6 issues)
- The Illinois Times 14 October 1949 - 20 September 1963 (132 issues)
- Lincoln News 1 November 1925 - 1 March 1932 (17 issues)
- Lincolnian 20 October 1933 - 1 March 2003 (505 issues)
- Metropolis Weekly Gazette 21 July 1911 - 22 December 1922 (426 issues)
- Metropolitan News 7 May 1935 - 27 February 1937 (12 issues)
- Sunday Chicago Bee 1 May 1938 - 20 October 1946 (12 issues)
- Western Citizen 26 July 1842 - 18 October 1853 (518 issues)