ENGL 341: African-American Literature, 1750-present

Digitized images of the pages of American magazines and journals, documenting the life of America's people from the Colonial Era through the early 1910's.

Includes scientific journals, Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine, literary magazines, children's publications, women's journals, Civil War and Reconstruction era publications, works covering the settling of the American West, early professional journals, popular magazines, and many others. Coverage starts in 1740.

American newspapers from 1690 to 1876. Search by presidential era or periods in American history.

Black Thought and Culture is an electronic collection of non-fiction writings by major American black leaders—teachers, artists, politicians, religious leaders, athletes, war veterans, entertainers, and other figures—covering 250 years of history. In addition to the most familiar works, a great deal of previously inaccessible material, including letters, speeches, prefatory essays, political leaflets, interviews, periodicals, and trial transcripts is included.

Collection contains the NAACP Papers and federal government records, organizational records, and personal papers regarding the Black Freedom Struggle in the 20th Century

History Vault’s collections on Slavery and Southern plantations candidly document the realities of slavery at the most immediate grassroots level in Southern society, providing some of the most revealing documentation in existence on the functioning of the slave system. Ledgers, correspondence, petitions, photographs, diaries, legal documents, and other materials illuminate this large and momentous chapter in history by documenting the far-reaching impact of slavery on plantations, the American South, and the nation.

Includes books, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, legal documents, court records, monographs, manuscripts, and maps from many different countries covering the history of the slave trade. Part 1: Debates over Slavery and Abolition; Part 2: The Slave Trade in the Atlantic World; Part 3: The Institution of Slavery: Part 4: Age of Emancipation