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Ethnic NewsWatch (1959-present)

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Collection of ethnic, minority, and native newspapers, magazines, and journals published in America.  

All Branch LibrariesSchomburg Center for Research in Black CultureStephen A. Schwarzman BuildingThe New York Public Library for the Performing ArtsThomas Yoseloff Business Center
History, Reference, Magazines, Journals and Serials, Historical Newspapers, U.S. Newspapers, Religion, Area and Cultural Studies, African American Studies, American Studies, Asian Studies, Jewish Studies, Latin American Studies
<p>Designed to provide the other side of the story, this database offers additional viewpoints from those proffered by the mainstream press. Coverage begins in 1959. Ethnic NewsWatch: A History™ which provides historical coverage of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals from 1959-1989. Searchable in English and in Spanish, and includes such titles as the New York Amsterdam News, Chicago Defender, El Diario/La Prensa and The Jewish Week.</p>
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