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African American Research

African- American History Online [Facts on File]
  fofweb.com
Covers the people and events in African American history from the 1400s to the present.

African American Newspapers: 19th Century Pt's 1, 2, & 3
  accessible.com
Provides insight into the cultural life history during the first half of the 1800s through articles written by African-Americans for African-Americans. Use the "Study Guide" posted on the Web site to find a list of articles illustrating topics in Black History.

American National Biography
  anb.org
Provides biographical information on North American men and women of renown. Only profiles persons who are dead. Includes a section on Black History.

Ancestry Library Edition
  ancestrylibrary.proquest.com
Provides access to a large number of databases of interest to genealogists and historians. Databases include: Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy, 1718-1820; Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina Black Deaths 1871-89; Louis Hughes, Thirty Years a Slave, 1832-1862; Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers Project; Slave Schedule of the 1850 and 1860 US Census; and Louis Hughes, Thirty Years a Slave, 1832-1862.

The Civil War: A Newspaper Perspective
  accessible.com
Contains articles appearing in the Charleston Mercury, The New York Herald and The Richmond Enquirer between November 1860 - April 1865. Use the "Study Guide" posted on the Web site to find a list of articles illustrating topics in Black History.

Columbia Granger's World of Poetry
  columbiagrangers.org
Provides online access to over 250,000 poem citations, 13,000 of which are available online in full text. Indexes more than 40 anthologies of African American poetry, including the Collected Works of Langston Hughes.

Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature
  oxfordreference.com
Brief biographical sketches of over 400 African American writers, including writers from St. Louis such as Lucy Delaney, Eugene Redmon, Gerald Early, and Colleen McElroy.

Ethnic NewsWatch [ProQuest]
  proquest.umi.com
Full text database of the newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press.

HeritageQuest Online
  heritagequestonline.com
Provides access to U.S. Census records from 1790 to 1930, full text of local and family history books, PERSI, Revolutionary War Pension & Bounty-Land Warrant applications, and Freedman's Bank records.

History Resource Center: U.S.
  infotrac.galegroup.com
Covers people and events of historical significance in American history from Pre-Columbian America to the present century. Search by subject using either the term "African Americans" or "Blacks" to find topics on African American History.

Literature Resource Center
  galenet.galegroup.com
Contains biographical information about 294 African American authors and critical analysis of their works, including Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Patricia and Fredrick McKissack, and Ntozake Shange.

NoveList Plus
  ebscohost.com
A searchable database of fiction titles and nonfiction titles. Contains book reviews, recommended reading lists, and book discussion guides. To find annotated lists and articles on African American fiction and nonfiction search for the term "African American."

Oxford African American Studies Center
  oxfordaasc.com
Focuses on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture.