TCOM 254 Communication History - Nichols: Historical Newspapers
Featured Historical News Headline, 1947
Banner headline from the Chicago Defender, April 19, 1947, when Jackie Robinson became the first African American baseball player in League Baseball.
The Chicago Defender is a weekly newspaper founded in 1905 by Robert S. Abbott for primarily African American Readers. The current paper is online. During the 20th century, the paper extensively covered the violence of the Jim Crow Era, the segregation of the military during World Wars I and II, and various movements for equality.
Searchable database of newspaper page images through 2003. Includes the two British newspapers, Guardian 1821-2003 and Observer 1791-2003.
Library also has the Guardian from 1962 to present on Microfilm A4616.