History : Africa: Home

A research guide to primary and secondary sources for African history.

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By Topic - Type in the keywords that broadly describe your topic. For example: slave trade africa history
By Title - Type in the first few words of the book title in quotations. For example: "saltwater slavery".
By Author - Type in the last name followed by the first name of the author in quotations. For example: "smallwood stephanie"

The following research databases will help you identify articles on African history. Additional research databases are listed under Articles.

Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Best database to identify articles written on modern world history (Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe & Latin America from 1450 onward)
Index Islamicus This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly journal articles and books covering Islam and all aspects of the Muslim world.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Fulltext collection of scholarly journals & books in all disciplines

This is a small sampling of primary sources dealing with Africa. Additional sources are listed under Primary Sources.

Africa Commons: Black South African Magazines This link opens in a new window
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African Newspapers, Series 1 This link opens in a new window
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Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive This link opens in a new window
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