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ENG 3347 Early Black Periodicals: Home

This page provides links and background information on early black periodicals. Read the history of The Crisis Magazine, The Messenger and Opportunity: Journal of Negro Life. Additional links will provide access to digitized issues of the magazines.

Historic Periodicals

 

Use the links below to access digitized issues of The Crisis, Opportunity, and The Messenger.

The African American Periodicals link will allow you to access additional publications via the Online Books Page courtesy of the University of Pennsylvania. 

African American Periodicals

The Crisis

 

The Crisis Magazine was created in 1910 by W.E.B. Dubois. It is the official publication of the NAACP.

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Opportunity

Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life was the official magazine of the National Urban League.

It was founded in 1923 by Charles Spurgeon Johnson

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The Messenger

The Messenger Magazine was founded in 1917 by labor activist A. Philip Randolph and economist Chandler Owen.

Access The Messenger Magazine