Accessible Archives to Release Additional Units of the Liberator and African-American Newspapers

ACCESSIBLE ARCHIVES TO RELEASE ADDITIONAL UNITS OF THE LIBERATOR
AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS

Malvern, PA (June 12, 2008)  Accessible Archives, Inc., a leading publisher of electronic full-text searchable historical databases, has announced the immediate release of Parts IV and V of The Liberator and the upcoming availability of the Part XII Supplement to
African-American Newspapers: The 19th Century, two of its premier collections.

William Lloyd Garrison, one of the most radical of American abolitionists, published the first issue of The Liberator on January 1, 1831 with the motto: Our country is the world  our countrymen are mankind. The Liberator quickly became the most influential newspaper in the antebellum antislavery crusade, and was published through December, 1865.

The Accessible Archives full text online version of The Liberator is being released in seven parts. Parts I, II and III covering 1831 1845 have been available previously. The release of Parts IV and V will extend that coverage through 1855. Parts VI and VII, 1856
1865, are expected to be mounted by the end of the summer and will complete the collection.

The addition of the Part XII Supplement to African-American Newspapers: The 19th Century, consists of the remaining available years of the Frederick Douglass Paper. The paper began publication in 1851 and is already mounted through 1855. The supplement provides coverage of the years 1859  1863, and will be available by the end of July. Accessible Archives is attempting to complete the gap of 1856  1858, but has been unable to locate the necessary issues to date.

Accessible Archives has noted a major increase in access to its databases, and is particularly gratified by the growing usage at the secondary school level. One example is the Wilson School District near Reading, PA where history teacher Beth Harbonic assigns a paper on a Civil War topic. Students are required to utilize at least one primary source, and then complete an analysis form of their sources. Beth reports that 85% of her students used the Accessible Archives databases, and recently wrote to the school librarian: Just wanted to tell you that I graded all of the final assessments this weekend and I cant believe how well the students did on the primary sources. So many students used Accessible Archives and found really unique and interesting documents. It was great to see that they actually paid attention and used the resources. I am keeping all of their projects on file, so if we ever need to justify paying for Accessible Archives, just let me know and we can provide the evidence.

About Accessible Archives, Inc.

Founded in 1990, Accessible Archives utilizes computer technology to provide vast quantities of archived historical information previously available only in microformat. Diverse primary source materials reflecting broad views across American history and culture have been assembled into comprehensive databases.Developed by dedicated instructors and students of Americana, these databases allow access to the rich store of materials from leading books and periodicals then current. Accessible Archives will continue to add titles covering important topics and time periods to assist scholars and students at all academic levels.