Finding and Using African American Newspapers

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Pinnick, Timothy N. Finding and Using African American Newspapers. Wyandotte, OkIa.: Gregath Publishing Co., 2008. 71 pp. $25.

Finding and Using African American Newspapers, which is useful for both historians and genealogists, has two purposes: How to find black newspapers and then how to effectively mine their contents. Fot journalism historians, the first purpose will be the one of most interest.

Timothy N. Pinnick, a former public school teacher who is now an historical researcher and a lecturer, touches on a topic that particularly perplexes researchers who have little or no experience examining black newspapers. While it is relatively easy to find what white-owned, …