Library Guides: Earl B. Dickerson Research Guide: News Sources

Newspapers & Magazines

There are a variety of newspapers and magazines that covered Earl B. Dickerson during his life. Some longer profiles include:

For more newspaper articles about Earl B. Dickerson, search the following databases:

African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 This link opens in a new window
Part of the Readex America's Historical Newspapers collection, African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 was created from the most extensive African American newspaper archives in the United States--those of the Wisconsin Historical Society, Kansas State Historical Society and the Library of Congress. Beginning with Freedom's Journal (NY), the first African American newspaper published in the United States, the titles in this resource include The Colored Citizen (OH), Rights of All (NY), Wisconsin Afro-American, New York Age, Virginia Journal and Alexandria Advertiser, Richmond Planet, Cleveland Gazette, The Appeal (MN) and hundreds of others from every region of the U.S.--Catalog Record

Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection
This collection contains 45 newspaper titles from Illinois, including the Chicago Eagle, Chicago Packer and Chicago Livestock World.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Defender (1910-2010) This link opens in a new window
Full text of the historically Black newspaper, which was distributed nationwide. Coverage is 1910-2010
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune (1849-2014) This link opens in a new window
Offers full page and article images with searchable full text. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue, 1849-2011.