Black Studies Center

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Description:

The Black Studies Center (BSC) combines several resources for research and teaching in Black Studies:

  • The Chicago Defender (1910-1975) - a widely read & influential black newspaper which features local, national & international coverage & commentary on events of import to the Black diaspora.  The database includes text & image backfiles.
  • The International Index to Black Periodicals (IIBP) - includes cover coverage of U.S., African, & Caribbean periodicals. Citations, abstracts & selected full text articles are included.
  • Black Literature Index - provides citations to fiction, poetry and literary reviews published in 110 black periodicals and newspapers from 1827-1940.
  • Disserations file - contains 1000 doctoral diss & masters' theses, written from 1970-2004, selected for their relevance to black studies.
  • Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience - a databases of essays on important black studies themes and issues.
Materials Indexed: 
  • Essays
  • , Journal Articles
  • , Magazine Articles
  • , Newspaper Articles
  • , Poetry
  • , Prose
  • , Theses & Dissertations
Database Type: 
  • Full Text Collection
  • , Index
  • , Newspaper Collection
Interface Language: 
English
Materials Language: 
English
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