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At this PBS site, read about the histories of eight African-American newspapers: The Chicago Defender, The California Eagle, The Afro-American, The Pittsburgh Courier, Amsterdam News, Atlanta Daily World, Freedom's Journal, and Norfolk Journal and Guide. Read the histories of these newspapers and the movers and shakers behind these Afro-American newspapers. Read their stories. There are great links to other sites that discuss the history of black journalism.
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