American Slavery-- Provides the full-text life histories of former slaves; based on interviews conducted by the WPA Field Writers' Project workers in 1936-38. [Scroll down to the selections named American Slave in this database.]
The following databases provide background historical information. These are not genealogical databases.
America:History and Life-- Indexes and abstracts articles from scholarly journals, book reviews and dissertations covering the history of the United States and Canada. Includes links to full-text articles in JSTOR, Project Muse and the History Cooperative.
Historical Abstracts-- Indexes and abstracts scholarly journals, book reviews and dissertations covering modern world history from 1450 to the present. Includes links to full-text articles in JSTOR, Project Muse and the History Cooperative.
America's Historical Newspapers -- African American Newspapers (1827-1998) and Selected Historical Newspapers from Louisiana (1805-1936); includes the New Orleans Times-Picayune and Baton Rouge Advocate for selected dates. A complete title list is available by clicking on the Local Newspapers tab.