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Welcome to the subject guide for Africana Studies.

The Africana Studies program is the examination of and critical reflection about the experiences, history and civilizations, intellectual and economic development, social organization and cultures of the peoples of Africa on the continent and in the Diaspora. Use this guide to find resources and information on Africana Studies at duPont-Ball Library and online. Research tips and information about library services is also provided.

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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
An archive of scholarly journals. Content spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. The most recent 3-5 years of journals are generally not available. JSTOR has a number of other collections to which we do not subscribe. Provided through a cooperative agreement with Stetson's College of Law Library.
African American Experience This link opens in a new window
Covers the black experience from its African origins to the present day. Topics include history, biography, literature, arts, music, pop culture, folklore, business, slavery, civil rights, politics, sports, education, and science & technology.
Includes hundreds of primary documents: manuscripts, speeches, court cases, quotations, advertisements, statistics, and other papers; More than 4,000 interviews with former slaves, including the WPA slave narratives from the acclaimed The American Slave: A Composite Autobiography; Sixty-seven Negro University Press texts from the late 1700s to the early 1970s classics in black scholarship. Other Features: In their Own Voices (audio clips, such as interviews with former slaves and music files). Links to vetted Web sites. Lesson plans, directly tied to associated primary source documents and images, and other classroom resources. Hundreds and hundreds of photographs, maps, and other images.
African-American History This link opens in a new window
Reference book articles, videos, timelines, primary sources, biographies, maps, and more.
Black Freedom Struggle in the 20th Century This link opens in a new window
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Archival materials including: digitized letters, papers, photographs, scrapbooks, financial records, diaries, and more.
Civil Rights and Social Justice This link opens in a new window
Find hearings and committee prints, legislative histories on the landmark legislation, Congressional Research Services reports, briefs from major Supreme Court cases, and publications from the Commission on Civil Rights.

Africana Studies

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