Article Indexes/Databases
These databases may be accessed by title in the Article Resources section of the library’s home page:
African American biographical database: AABD |
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Includes Full Text |
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Contains biographical information, including photographs and illustrations, for African Americans from 1790-1950. Includes profiles and full-text sketches providing both biographical detail and illuminating narratives chronicling the lives of Black Americans |
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1790 - 1950 |
African-American newspapers: 19th century, Parts 1 - 5 |
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Includes Full Text |
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This collection of African-american Newspapers contains information about the cultural life and history during the 1800s, and is rich with first-hand reports of the major events and issues of the day, including the Mexican War, Presidential and congressional addresses, Congressional abstracts, business and commodity markets, the humanities, world travel and religion. They also contain large numbers of early biographies, vital statistics, essays and editorials, poetry and prose, and advertisements all of which embody the African-American experience. |
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1827 - 1876 |
African-American Poetry Database |
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Includes Full Text |
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The Database of African-American Poetry (DAAP), published by Chadwyck-Healey, contains the full text of almost 3,000 poems written between 1760 and 1900. Poets included in DAAP are among those listed in Afro-American Poetry and Drama, 1760-1975, by W.P. French et al. |
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1760 - 1900 |
African Writers Series |
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Includes Full Text |
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The African Writers Series offers access to key works from the highly acclaimed Heinemann's African Writers Series. This series provides seminal works from the canon of African literature of the twentieth century, covering such authors as Steve Biko, Ama Ata Aidoo, and Buchi Emecheta. Top novels and short stories, along with drama and poetry, are fully searchable and richly indexed. Author biographies are included. |
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1962 - present |
Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience |
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The Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, a unique database detailing the rich tapestry of the African experience throughout the Americas. Explore interdisciplinary topics through in-depth essays; read the seminal research and timelines that accompany each topic; and search for images and film clips to provide another dimension to your research. |
Web site content: Sally Moffitt |