What are these sources?
These online databases provide the full text or citations for journal articles and other publications relevant to African and African American Studies. The specialized databases listed are devoted in whole or in part to the field; the multidisciplinary databases listed cover history publications among those in other fields.
African-American Studies in the News
Specialized Databases
These online databases (available both on and off-campus to Rollins students) are particularly recommended for finding articles concerning American history between the wars. For other databases which might also be useful, choose the "Find Articles" tab near the top of this page.
- Africa Bibliography This link opens in a new windowA guide to works in African studies which includes monographs, chapters in edited volumes, journal articles, and pamphlets.
- African American Newspapers, Series 1: 1827-1998 This link opens in a new windowFeatures more than 270 newspapers from 35 states. These titles, published for or by African Americans, constitute valuable primary sources. Includes Freedom's Journal the first African American newspaper published in the U.S.
- Chicago Defender, 1910-2010 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
- AnthroSource This link opens in a new windowAnthroSource is a collection of all past and current publications of the American Anthropological Association, including journals, newsletters, bulletins, and conference proceedings. This includes the entire publication history of each title; the earliest journals in the collection date back to the late 19th century.
Multidisciplinary Databases
- Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Ultimate offers an extensive collection of peer-reviewed journals, magazines, reports, books, and videos covering various subjects like astronomy, engineering, health, law, mathematics, and more. It's a comprehensive resource for scholars in many fields.
- JSTOR (Advanced Search) This link opens in a new windowOffers full-text access to articles from leading journals in several fields in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
- ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new windowArticles from scholarly journals, popular magazines and newspapers, in many different subject areas.
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