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African Americans and Jim Crow: Repression and Protest, 1883-1922 (Readex) This link opens in a new window
This collection offers +1,000 fully searchable books, pamphlets, and speeches from the beginning of Jim Crow to post-World War I that provide insights into African American culture and life during this period of segregation and disenfranchisement. Topics include African American identity, relationships with peoples of other nations, and literature. (VIVA)
African Americans and Reconstruction: Hope and Struggle, 1865-1883 (Readex) This link opens in a new window
This collection offers roughly 1,400 fully searchable printed works, books, pamphlets, and speeches from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of Jim Crow. It includes documents related to African Americans and citizenship, voting rights, literacy, land rights, employment, and more, including the gaps between written law and practice. (VIVA)
Oxford African American Studies Center This link opens in a new window
Over 8,000 articles by top scholars that focus on the lives and events which have shaped African American history and culture. Also includes images and primary sources. (NVCC)
U.S. History (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Includes U.S. History reference articles, periodical articles, images, and primary documents. (NVCC)