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Stone Center Library for Black Culture & History

General Information

The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History Library's collection gathers works on the African American experience and the African Diaspora, with a focus on the social sciences and humanities. The library has a small collection of print periodicals, and provides access to a wide array of electronic journals and databases.

The library features reading and browsing areas, two spacious group study rooms, and ten study carrels, all of which are equipped with Internet port connections. In addition, the library has wireless capabilities. A printer is available for use with a UNC One Card. The library's screen name for online reference assistance is: StonecenterRef.

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This page provides links to background historical resources for the study of JOMC 742: Readings in Mass Communication at UNC's School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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Black Studies Center: Newspaper Browse … Newspaper Search
Full-text of three African American newspapers: theChicago Defender (1910-1975); the Daily Defender (1956-1975); and the New York Amsterdam News (1922-1994). Also includes The Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002) and Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988). Includes text and images of papers.

Historic Newspapers
Full-text and images of seven historic newspapers: The Atlanta Constitution (1868 to 1945), The Baltimore Sun (1837-1987), The Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1986), The Los Angeles Times (1881-1989), The New York Times (1851 to 2 or 3 years ago), The Wall Street Journal (1889-1995), and The Washington Post (1877 to 1996). great visuals!