The Wilmington Coup D'état of 1898

Find historical newspapers from across the United States and beyond. Explore newspaper articles and clippings for help with genealogy, history and other research. 5,100+ newspapers from the 1700s–2000s. For local 1898 newspapers, reference The Wilmington Messenger, The Wilmington Morning Star, and the Wilmington Dispatch.

Chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience, African American Newspapers, Series 1, features 280 newspapers from 35 states, including many rare and historically significant 19th-century titles. These titles published for or by African Americans constitute valuable primary sources for researchers exploring such diverse disciplines as cultural, literary and social history; ethnic studies and more. Beginning with Freedom’s Journal (NY)—the first African American newspaper published in the United States—the titles in this groundbreaking series include The Colored Citizen (KS), Arkansas State Press, Rights of All (NY), Wisconsin Afro-American, New York Age, L'Union (LA), Northern Star and Freeman’s Advocate (NY), Richmond Planet, Cleveland Gazette, The Appeal (MN) and hundreds of others from every region of the U.S.

African American Newspapers, Series 2, 1835-1956 complements and expands on African American Newspapers, Series 1. Published in 22 states and the District of Columbia, the more than 75 newly available newspapers in Series 2 significantly increase access to primary sources for researchers across African and African American studies; political science; ethnic studies; diaspora studies; women’s studies; and cultural, literary and social history. Key titles include Frederick Douglass’s New National Era (Washington, DC), Washington Tribune (Washington, DC), Chicago Bee (Chicago, IL), The Louisianian (New Orleans, LA), The Pine and Palm (Boston, MA), National Anti-Slavery Standard (New York, NY), New York Age (New York, NY), Harlem Liberator (New York, NY), North Carolina Republican and Civil Rights Advocate (Weldon, NC), Southern News (Richmond, VA) and many others.

This collection of historical newspapers provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Includes:

The Atlanta Constitution‎ (1868 - 1984)
Atlanta Daily World (1931 - 2003)
Baltimore Afro-American (1893 - 2010)
The Baltimore Sun (1837 - 1993)
Chicago Defender (1909 -1975)
Chicago Tribune‎ (1849 - 1994)
The Christian Science Monitor (1908 - 2008)
Detroit Free Press (1831 - 1999)
The Guardian and The Observer (1791 - 2003)
Los Angeles Times‎ (1881 - 1994)
New York Amsterdam News (1922 - 1993)
The New York Times‎ (1851 - 2011)
Norfolk Journal and Guide (1916 - 2010)
Philadelphia Inquirer (1860 - 2001)
Pittsburgh Courier (1911 - 2002)
San Francisco Chronicle (1865 - 1922)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1874 - 2003)
Toronto Star (1894 - 2016)
The Wall Street Journal‎ (1889 - 2000)
The Washington Post‎ (1877 - 2001)