LibGuides: History Primary Resources: Africa

Africa

African-American Perspectives (Free Accessible Web Database)
Library of Congress collection consists primarily of material published between 1875 and 1900. Among the authors represented are Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Benjamin W. Arnett, Alexander Crummel, and Emanuel Love.

America: History and Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
History journals and articles relating to the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to present.
eBooks Diversity & Ethnic Studies This link opens in a new window
Ebooks covering many ethnic populations in North America. See A-Z Databases:Ebooks for a full list of our ebook collections.
Ethnic Diversity Source This link opens in a new window
Scholarly and other types of articles relating to different ethnic groups in America.
Harpweek - The Civil War Era: 1857-1865 This link opens in a new window
Full-text and images from Harper's Weekly for the Civil War period, 1857-1865
Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new window
Scholarly and other types of articles relating to military and government.
Slavery in America and the World Collection This link opens in a new window
Historical legal documents related to slavery in the United States.
Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000 This link opens in a new window
Primary sources and interpretive documents related to women's history in the United States
World History Collection This link opens in a new window
Scholarly and other types of articles relating to world history.

Africa Focus: Sights and Sounds of a Continent
Africa Focus brings together, in digital form, two categories of primary and secondary resources: research and teaching materials collected by University of Wisconsin faculty and staff; and unique or valuable items related to these fields held by the University of Wisconsin Libraries. This collection contains more than 3000 slides, 500 photographs, and 50 hours of sounds from forty-five different countries. It is hoped that the search features of the collection will be a convenient aid to scholarship, study, and teaching of these disciplines.
African Posters Collection
The posters represent a variety of social, political, and cultural issues, including public health, education, liberation and independence, political campaigns, the anti-apartheid movement, Biafra, Darfur, economics, art, publishing, and music. Through these collections, scholars and students can explore how institutions and organizations communicated with African populations from the mid 19th century through the present day.
African Studies Collection
The African Studies Collection brings together primary and secondary resources; research and teaching materials created by University of Wisconsin faculty and staff; and unique or valuable items related to this field held by the University of Wisconsin Libraries.
Internet African History Sourcebook
This site is part of the Fordham University Sourcebook series. It contains sources from Africa that can also be found in the ancient, medieval, and modern history sourcebooks.
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
This site is part of the Fordham University Sourcebook series. It provides primary sources from across the Ancient world.
Internet Islamic History Sourcebook
This site is part of the Fordham University Sourcebook series. It contains primary sources from across the Islamic world, but includes some sources from Islamic Africa.
Islamic Heritage Project
A digital collection of Islamic manuscripts, published texts, and maps from across Harvard's libraries and museums.

David Rumsey Map Collection
The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection focuses on 16th through 21st century maps of North and and South America, as well as maps of the World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania.
Evolution of the Map of Africa, Princeton University
Includes various maps and descriptions of Africa from 1554-1880.
Historical Maps of Africa: University of Alabama
Includes various maps before 1820-1880.
Northwestern University
Our collection includes more than 200,000 maps, atlases, and related publications.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection: Historical Maps of Africa
The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection is a general collection of more than 250,000 maps covering all areas of the world.
University of Oregon Mapping Project
Our first African module is concerned with the history of Africa between the 19th and 20th centuries and focuses on the development of European colonial holdings and their transition into independent states.