African American Studies


African American newspapers, 1827-1998

Search the full text of over 270 African American newspapers with coverage from 1827 to 1998. Provides access to primary sources for researchers across African and African American studies; political science; ethnic studies; diaspora studies; women's studies; and cultural, literary and social history

African American Periodicals, 1825-1995

Features more than 170 periodicals by and about African Americans. Published in 26 states, the publications include academic and political journals, commercial magazines, bulletins, newsletters, annual reports, and other genres.

Alternative press index

Indexes the last twenty years of North America's alternative press, with citations drawn from alternative, radical, and leftist publications. 

American Civil War, letters and diaries

Presents a collection of American Civil War letters, diaries, memoirs and biographies written between 1855 and 1875, including material that was previously unpublished. Covers the military, social, economic, and political aspects of the war.