http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rqs.phtml?subject_id=32 Contact Librarian: Maura Seale en-us Georgetown University Library, 2009 Primary index to research in American and Canadian history, including social and cultural history. Includes abstracts (summaries) of journal articles. Limit by language, time period, and document type (articles, collections of articles, books, and dissertations). http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=32&resource_id=120&infotype_id=29&masterinfotype_id=3 Includes current and retrospective bibliographic citations and abstracts from over 150 African-American-oriented and -produced scholarly and popular journals, newspapers, and newsletters from the United States, Africa, and the Caribbean. Full-text coverage of 25 core black studies periodicals (1998 forward). Coverage is international in scope and multidisciplinary, spanning cultural, economic, historical, religious, social, and political issues. An essential tool for identifying articles published in African-American periodicals http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=32&resource_id=192&infotype_id=29&masterinfotype_id=3 Full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=32&resource_id=41&infotype_id=20&masterinfotype_id=3 A chronology noting the social, cultural, and intellectual contributions of African-Americans. Covers people, organizations, and events that had a significant impact on African-American life. With more than 4,000 articles by more than 400 scholars, this five volume set covers an immense variety of topics. In addition to country profiles, histories, and biographies, the work includes entries for African ethnic groups, fauna, flora, geographical features, popular culture, the arts, literature, music, and ideological movements. Approximately one third of the work concentrates on the African diaspora. Also includes over 1,000 photographs, maps, and illustrations. This is a list of reference materials related to African American studies. Some are quite broad, while others are more specific; all will help you find background information on your topic. To find other reference materials, try doing a search in GEORGE and limiting the location to "LAU Reference." http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=32&resource_id=3185&infotype_id=17&masterinfotype_id=2 Contains nearly 2,000 slavery, anti-slavery, and Civil War pamphlets and the complete runs of eight regional newspapers covering 1840-1865. Cross-searchable with other historical newspapers and the American Periodicals Series. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=32&resource_id=2968&infotype_id=23&masterinfotype_id=5