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HIST 284: African History During Colonialism and Independence (Fall 2024)

Goals for Session

  • Highlight databases most well-suited to finding peer reviewed articles about the history of post-1800 Africa
  • Provide specific tips on finding peer reviewed materials on topics such as: African state-building, slavery, abolition, Islam & Christianity in Africa, Colonialism, Anti-colonialism, Pan-Africanism, African Independence movements, and other issues.
  • Highlight primary source databases in which you can find possible materials to discuss in your Unit Project assignments
  • Provide specific tips on using these databases to find interesting and relevant primary sources
  • Create a reference guide in which all these resources are in one place.