A guide to African American newspapers on microfilm at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
This is an inventory containing African American newspapers published in Mississippi and which are available on microfilm at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. The list includes the title of the newspapers, publication dates, and dates available. Newspaper titles can be located using the number assigned to each microfilm reel.
Title | Publication Location | LCCN | Years of Publication | Date Available | Frequency | Holdings | Notes |
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40 acres and a mule | Jackson, Miss. | 1980-19?? | 04/01/1980, 05/01/1980, 10/01/1980, 11/01/1980 | monthly | MJAA (33076) | Emergency Land Fund; This title does not have a LCCN and was published monthly; it may not be considered a newspaper | |
Afro-American courier | Yazoo City, Miss. | sn 88067171 | 19??-19?? | 08/01/1926 - 05/01/1957 | bi-monthly | MJAA (21443) | |
Bluff City post | Natchez, Miss. | sn 87065425 | 1978-current | 1985-current | semi-monthly | MJAA (33881, 40953, 40954, 40955) | |
Greenville leader | Greenville, Miss. | sn 87065125 | 1930-1939 | 02/26/1938, 03/16/1938 | weekly | MJAA (18950) | |
Hub city community news | Hattiesburg, Miss. | sn 88067042 | 1984-1987 | 01/09/1986 | weekly | MJAA (21596) | |
Mississippi free press | Jackson, Hinds, Miss. | sn 87065222 | 1961-1964 | 1961-1964 | weekly | MJAA (19834) | Available online through subscription to Readex a division of Newsbank |
Mississippi freelance | Greenville, Miss. | sn 88067142 | 1969-1970 | 1969-1970 | monthly | MJAA (18352) | |
Mississippi memo digest | Meridian, Miss. | sn 97061107 | 1968-current | 1979-1995 | weekly | MJAA (33076, 32989, 20024, 33849, 34002, 34844, 34845) | |
Mississippiana | Greenville, Miss. | sn 87065127 | 19??-19?? | 06/01/1942 | MJAA (18950) | ||
Mound Bayou sentinel | Mound Bayou, Miss. | sn 87065423 | 1952-19?? | 1952-1954 | semi-monthly | MJAA (18259) | |
Natchez news leader | Natchez, Miss. | sn 84025910 | 1971-19?? | 1971-1974 | weekly | MJAA (31807, 31808, 32288, 35629) | |
Taborian star | Mound Bayou, Miss | 1941-1945 | 1941-1945 | monthly | MJAA (18259) | This title does not have a LCCN and was published monthly; it may not be considered a newspaper | |
The Baptist herald | Senatobia, Miss. | sn 87065602 | 1888-18?? | 01/01/1891, 01/30/1891 | weekly | MJAA (21388, 20122) | |
The Baptist reporter | Jackson, Miss. | 19??-19?? | 05/14/1909 | weekly | MJAA (33855) | ||
The Century voice | Yazoo City, Miss. | sn 88067172 | 194?-19?? | 08/01/1942 - 02/01/1963 | monthly | MJAA (21443) | |
The Delta farmer's digest | Greenville, Miss. | sn 87065121 | 19??-19?? | 01/24/1948 | MJAA (18950) | ||
The Delta leader | Greenville, Miss. | sn 87065122 | 1939-19?? | 1939-1941, 1943, 1947-1948 | weekly | MJAA (18264, 18265, 22074,22054, 18950) | |
The Delta lighthouse | Greenville, Miss. | sn 87065123 | 1896-1930 | 12/13/1918 | weekly | MJAA (18950) | |
The Echo | Meridian, Miss. | sn 88067045 | 1923-1931 | 08/01/1923, 08/15/1931 | semi-monthly | MJAA (21394) | |
The Echo | Meridian, Miss. | sn 88067047 | 194?-1960 | 1942-1960 | semi-monthly | MJAA (21396, 21397, 21398, 21399) | |
The Free state | Brandon, Miss. | sn 84025823 | 1898-19?? | 01/20/1900 | weekly | MJAA (35658) | Available online through subscription to Readex a division of Newsbank |
The Jackson Advocate | Jackson, Miss. | sn 79000083 | 1939-current | 1941-2007 | weekly | MJAA (30566, 30567, 30568, 30569, 30570, 30571, 30572, 30573, 30574, 30575, 30576, 30577, 30578, 30628, 30896, 31017, 31069, 24593, 18468, 24594, 24596, 19217, 19612, 19613, 19817, 19818, 32811, 32812, 33216, 33712, 33760, 33940, 34118, 34171, 34977, 35235, 35238, 35542, 39009, 39063, 39576, 40066, 40348, 41037, 41038, 41039, 42141, 42142, 42143, 42144, 42145, 42146) | |
The Messenger | Jackson, Miss. | sn 87065721 | 18??-1??? | 01/18/1894, 11/22/1894, 12/06/1894 | weekly | MJAA (29671) | |
The Missing link | Jackson, Miss. | 1993 | 10/01/1993, 12/15/1994 | monthly | MJAA (34853) | ||
The Mississippi enterprise | Jackson, Miss. | sn 87065258 | 1938-current | 1939-1988 | weekly | MJAA (29802, 30593, 30594, 30595, 30596, 30597, 30598, 30599, 30629, 31019, 31020, 31184, 18474, 32113, 18919, 19218, 32519, 33197) | |
The Mississippi link | Jackson, Miss. | 1995-current | 1995-2007 | weekly | MJAA (34853, 37164, 39014, 38505, 38184, 39531, 40292, 41254, 42280, 42332, 42333) | ||
The Southern advocate | Mound Bayou, Miss. | sn 87082832 | 1933-19?? | 1938-1941 | weekly | MJAA (18232, 18251) | |
The Union messenger | Hattiesburg, Miss. | sn 88067122 | 1934-19?? | 11/29/1934 | bi-monthly | MJAA (21597) | |
The Voice | Mound Bayou, Miss. | sn 89065010 | 19??-19?? | 1970-1971 | monthly | MJAA (22047) | |
The Weekly echo | Meridian, Miss. | sn 87065408 | 1931-1946 | 1931-1942 | weekly | MJAA (21394, 21395, 21392, 21393, 21396) | |
The Zion harp | Greenville, Miss. | sn 87065129 | 1986-1910 | 03/15/1909 | semi-monthly | MJAA (18950) | |
The drummer | Jackson, Miss. | sn 84025913 | 1971-19?? | 1971-1972 | varies | MJAA (32206) | |
The golden rule | Vicksburg, Miss. | sn 84025825 | 1898-19?? | 01/14/1899, 01/27/1900 | weekly | MJAA (33855, 35658) | Available online through subscription to Readex a division of Newsbank; 1900 issue available through Library of Congress Chronicling America |
The light | Vicksburg, Miss. | sn 84025824 | 1891-19?? | 01/18/1900 | weekly | MJAA (35658) | Available online through subscription to Readex a division of Newsbank |
Tougaloo enterprise | Tougaloo, Hinds, Miss. | 1884-1885 | 05/24/1884 - 03/01/1885 | Quarterly | MJAA (31574) | Tougaloo College; This title does not have a LCCN and was published monthly; it may not be considered a newspaper | |
Tougaloo quarterly | Tougaloo, Hinds, Miss. | 1885-1890 | 06/01/1885 - 09/01/1890 | Quarterly | MJAA (31574) | Tougaloo College; This title does not have a LCCN and was published monthly; it may not be considered a newspaper | |
Tougaloo news | Tougaloo, Hinds, Miss. | 1890-19?? | 11/01/1890 - 10/01/1954, 01/01/1901 | MJAA (31574, 33855) | Tougaloo College; This title does not have a LCCN and was published monthly; it may not be considered a newspaper | ||
Voice of the people | Laurel, Miss. | sn 89065000 | 19??-19?? | 1926 | weekly | MJAA (21706) |