African American Studies   Tags: african-american, blacks, civil-rights, migration, protest, slavery  

Large general database of articles from scholarly journals and a few newspapers on many topics.

Searchable text and page images for 7 African-American newspapers published between 1827 and 1860. See also African-American papers in microfilm.at UVA.

Covers the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to present with records from 2,000 English-language journals published worldwide.

Thousands of historical journal articles from 1740-1900, including many articles on abolition and issues surrounding slavery and African-Americans.

Cambridge Companions are lively, accessible introductions to major writers, artists, philosophers, topics and periods. Browse or use search box to find titles related to African-American topics.

The Chicago Defender...was a proponent of The Great Migration,...reported on the Red Summer race riots of 1919, and editorialized for anti-lynching legislation... From ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

Full-text of newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from 200 ethnic, minority, and native publications in the U.S., in English and in Spanish.

Full-text backfiles of many scholarly journals, usually from the first issue to 3-5 years before the present.

Includes MLA, Dictionary of Literary Biography and other biographical and critical compilations about authors, along with journal articles and book chapters about literary works and topics.

Digital collection of the NAACP’s archive of internal memos, legal briefings, and direct action summaries from national, legal, and branch offices throughout the U.S. It covers the organization’s involvement in crucial civil rights issues such as lynching, school desegregation, and discrimination in the military, the criminal justice system, employment, housing, etc. An ongoing project. NOTE: for the present it should be used in conjunction with the more complete microfilm collection (Micfilm 1568). See also microfilm guides

Information by and about the U.S. Congress: documents and reports, legislation, hearings, and members and committees. Search on names, events and issues related to African-Americans from 1789-present.

Primary documents, secondary reference sources and journal articles covering all areas of U.S. history from pre-colonial times to the present day.

Lists articles on all aspects of religious studies from journals in many disciplines. Includes citations to book chapters and to book reviews. ATLASerials adds the full text of many journals.

Searchable full text of over 100 scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics, mostly from North American university presses. Older volumes are often available from JSTOR.

Database for for public affairs and policy. Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, statistics, reports, and from 1985 abstracts. International coverage.

Search for articles and book reviews in over 4000 international humanities and social sciences journals. Includes links to full text of articles in Periodicals Archive Online and in humanities and social science titles at JSTOR.

Sociology and related fields. All languages. 2600 scholarly journals. Includes book, book chapter, and conference paper abstracts and book reviews. Updated quarterly.

Many articles relevant to African-American history and life.