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This database aggregates primary sources from America throughout the 19th Century, making it a useful tool for students looking at topics from America’s first century of independence.

The 19th is an independent, nonprofit newsroom reporting at the intersection of gender, politics and policy.

The California Digital Newspaper Collection contains significant historical California newspapers from 1846-present, including the first California newspaper, The Californian, and the first daily California newspaper, The Daily Alta California.

Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.

This online collection presents newspapers edited by Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), the African American abolitionist who escaped slavery and became one of the most famous orators, authors, and journalists of the 19th century.

Liberty flourished when illustrated magazines were the most important form of mass entertainment. This digital collection provides a unique opportunity to view Liberty and how it charted the moods, attitudes, lifestyles, fads, and fortunes of middle class America through its three most significant decades.

We have schoolwide access to NYTimes.com. To activate, please follow the link.

Independent news site based in the Mission District, has been focused on high-impact, enterprise reporting on everything in SF. No paywall!

Founded in 1976, this news site is a communications network for the Black community worldwide.

Local news site started in 2021. Readers get 3 free articles/week; option to subscribe.

El Tecolote is the voice of San Francisco’s “pueblo.” We answer questions and report on news that shape the lives of Latinx people who live or work in the city.

CalMatters is a free nonpartisan and nonprofit news organization bringing Californians stories. No subscription is required.

The California Digital Newspaper Collection is a project of the Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research (CBSR) at the University of California, Riverside.

Non-profit news, free for all covering news in Berkeley.

Part of the Cityside group, a non-profit local news organization, covering Oakland news.

Part of the Cityside group, a non-profit local news organization, covering Richmond news.

Mid-peninsula non-profit news site.

This database includes material in various mediums. This series is also available in the library at 973.9/AME

Search the Smithsonian’s publication archive.

Click on the "Primary Sources" tab at the top to browse their selection. (The collection is searchable by clicking the "Search the Collection" option at the left.)

The University of California's gateway to more than 200,000 digitized items reveal the diverse history and culture of California and its role in national and world history.

American Memory provides text and images of the original pages for many documents, photographs and prints, films, sound recordings, and other resources.

Umbra Search African American History makes African American history more broadly accessible through a freely available search tool; digitization of African American materials across University of Minnesota collections including primary sources!

Primary source collections exploring topics in history, literature, and culture developed by educators.