HI 241 African American History Since 1865
Scholary Research and Articles
- Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law This link opens in a new windowHein - Providing legal statutes, case law and articles on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world with links to external and web content. From off-campus you will have to register (free) as an individual to access the database.
- Slavery & Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive This link opens in a new windowGALE -This collection is devoted to the scholarly study and understanding of slavery from a multinational perspective.
Historical Newspapers
- Free African-American Newspapers OnlineCollection of links to historical newspapers and publications from the African American community.
Contemporary Newspapers
- US Major Daily Newspapers This link opens in a new windowProQuest - (1980-current) Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal searched together.
- Ethnic NewsWatch Collection This link opens in a new windowProQuest - Ethnic NewsWatch is a current resource of full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives. The database now also contains Ethnic NewsWatch: A History, which provides historical coverage of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals from 1959-1989.
Search for Books
- Library SearchOne search of general databases, books, and other e-resources
Chicago Style citation
The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition by Call Number: REF Z253 .U69 2010
Historical Timelines
- African American History Timeline 1901-2000Blackpast.org provides this extensive chronology of events in African American history from 1901-2000.
- African American History Timeline 2001-presentBlackpast.org provides this timeline of events in African American history from 2001 to the present.
Primary Sources
- Natsihi Yearbook archiveChoose year you want to search - click Download. Wait until download finished - enter CTRL-F and type keyword into search box. Search term will be highlighted throughout text.
- Whitworthian Newspaper archiveChoose year you want to search - click Download. Wait until download finishes - enter CTRL-F and type keyword into search box. Search term will be highlighted throughout text.
- Whitworth Catalog archiveChoose year you want to search - click Download. Wait until download finishes - enter CTRL-F and type keyword into search box. Search term will be highlighted throughout text.
- Spokesman-Review Newspaper archiveOnly searches by date. Enter the date into the box at top, like this: June 29, 1956. Then read the issue on screen to find the information you want.
- Spokane Daily Chronicle Newspaper archiveOnly searches by date. Enter the date into the box at top, like this: June 29, 1956. Then read the issue on screen to find the information you want.
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present by Call Number: REF E185 .E545 2009
Encyclopedia of African American History 1619-1895 by Call Number: REF E 185.E545 2006ISBN: 0195167775
Encyclopedia of African American Society by Call Number: REF E185 .E546 2005
Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History by Call Number: REF E185.E54 1996ISBN: 9780028973456
Milestone Documents in African American History by Call Number: REF E184.6.M55 2010ISBN: 9781935306054
