New York Amsterdam News and Pittsburgh Courier Provide Unique Cultural
Perspective of Events that Shaped the 20th Century
SEATTLE, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This summer, ProQuest
Information and Learning is introducing the New York Amsterdam News and
Pittsburgh Courier to its growing collection of ProQuest Historical
Newspapers. Historical Newspapers users can research events that shaped the
United States, including the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the
Vietnam War, and the Civil Rights Movement, through the voice of two widely
circulated Black newspapers. These titles may also be accessed through
ProQuest Black Studies Center, allowing cross-searching with other content
sets focused on the African-American experience.
"These titles are invaluable for any scholar studying American history
and African-American culture, history, politics and art," said Rod Gauvin,
senior vice president of ProQuest Information and Learning. "These
additions will open up new areas of research and offer vital comparison of
news stories from New York Amsterdam News and Pittsburgh Courier with the
other national newspapers and publications."
Both the New York Amsterdam News and Pittsburgh Courier served as
influential voices of the black community throughout the 20th century. New
York Amsterdam News (1922-1993), a leading Black newspaper of the 20th
century, was a strong advocate for the desegregation of the U.S. military
during World War II, and also covered the historic Harlem Renaissance. The
Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002), one of the most nationally circulated Black
newspapers, reached its peak in the 1930s. A conservative voice in the
African-American community, the Courier challenged the misrepresentation of
African-Americans in the national media and advocated social reforms to
advance the cause of civil rights.
The New York Amsterdam News and Pittsburgh Courier are available
through ProQuest Historical Newspapers. The ProQuest Historical Newspapers
program encompasses newspapers with deep historical value for researchers
in various fields. The New York Amsterdam News and Pittsburgh Courier will
join other prestigious U.S. newspapers already in the ProQuest program: The
New York Times, Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times,
Atlanta Constitution, The Boston Globe, The Hartford Courant, The New York
Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, and The Christian Science Monitor. All of
the newspapers are cross-searchable within the award-winning ProQuest
interface.
The new titles are also available through the Black Studies Center,
published by ProQuest's Chadwyck-Healey brand, allowing cross-searching
with other content sets focused on the African-American experience. Black
Studies Center is a digital resource that creates a framework for
undergraduate and graduate level Black Studies courses and filling
information gaps that have stymied research and study. Black Studies Center
provides a central point of access to the most sought-after documents that
chronicle and analyze the Black experience.
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