Research Resources for Historical Africa

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20^th Century & Post-Colonial – Colonial – Pre Colonial and Ancient

20^th Century / Post Colonial History (see also Modern Africa research Guide )
GCS Resources (use this link from off-campus)	General Websites	Special Topics
GCS Databases (on campus) History Study Center : Africa The “Study Units” for Africa cover many of the major topics with primary and secondary sources. Highly recommended. Culture Grams: Africa Facts on File: World News Digest (search “Africa” or specific country names) Facts on File: Issues and Controversies (search “Africa” or specific country names) ProQuest Platinum, Proquest Newspapers GCS Library Catalog search: Africa - Dewey Decimal 960-969: African History	Facts and Statistics CIA World Factbook: Africa LoC: Federal Research Country Studies LoC: Portals to the world (choose by country) H(umanities)-Net: Africa Smithsonian: African Voices BBC: The Story of Africa OneWorld: Africa African Timelines: Modern Other Research Guides/Links Stanford: African History on the Internet http://www.africahistory.net/ Librarian’s Internet Index: Africa Internet Public Library: Africa Exploring Africa: curriculum Teachers --- Students	US Relations/ Aid/ Military US State Dept. Bureau of African Affairs African Growth and Opportunity Act US Military, African Command AIDS AVERT: AIDS in Africa Conflicts Pan-Africanism Arts/Culture Postcolonial Literature and History

Colonial Africa: xxx-1957
GCS Resources (use this link from off-campus)	General Websites	Special Topics
GCS Databases (on campus) History Study Center : Africa The “Study Units” for Africa cover many of the major topics with primary and secondary sources. Highly recommended. Facts on File: World News Digest (search “Africa” or specific country names) Facts on File: Issues and Controversies (search “Africa” or specific country names) ProQuest Platinum, Proquest Newspapers GCS Library Catalog search: Africa - Dewey Decimal 960-969: African History	Facts and Statistics CIA World Factbook: Africa LoC: Federal Research Country Studies LoC: Portals to the world (choose by country) H(umanities)-Net: Africa Smithsonian: African Voices BBC: The Story of Africa OneWorld: Africa Timelines / Research Guides Africa History.net African Timlines: Anti-Colonialism Librarian’s Internet Index: Africa Internet Public Library: Africa Stanford: African History on the Internet Internet African History Sourcebook Historical Text Archive: Africa (primary sources) Exploring Africa: curriculum Teachers --- Students	World War I Slave Trade African Timelines: Slave Trade and Colonialism Mining/Natural Resources

Pre-Colonial and Ancient Africa
GCS Resources (use this link from off-campus)	General Websites	Special Topics
GCS Databases (on campus) History Study Center : Africa The “Study Units” for Africa cover many of the major topics with primary and secondary sources. Highly recommended. ProQuest Platinum GCS Library Catalog search: Africa - Dewey Decimal 960-969: African History	H(umanities)-Net: Africa Smithsonian: African Voices BBC: The Story of Africa Librarian’s Internet Index: Africa Internet Public Library: Africa Stanford: African History on the Internet Internet African History Sourcebook Exploring Africa: curriculum Teachers --- Students	Ancient Empires African Timelines: Ancient Africa African Timelines: Empires