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Visualizing the History of Black Press in the United States

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A workshop by the Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University and the Black Press Research Collective, titled "Visualizing the History of the Black Press in the United States," sought to address the lack of digital research tools exploring the geographic scope and social significance of African American newspapers in the U.S.

Dr. Kim Gallon, Founder and Director of the Black Press Research Collective, Assistant Professor of History at Purdue University, and visiting scholar at the Center for Africana Studies at JHU, tells us more.