African, African American, & Diaspora Studies

Multidisciplinary index and full text source for scholarly journals and magazines.

Find journals, books, ebooks, films, sound recordings, and government documents available to JMU users.

Bibliographic information for Africana social science resources including Africana periodical literature, African Women's literature, and Education in Africa.

ABC is an African-owned, worldwide marketing and distribution outlet for books from Africa--scholarly, literature and children's books. Access includes pre-2020 backlist (1,490 ebooks), 2020 frontlist (76 ebooks), and 2021 frontlist (84 ebooks). The majority of titles are DRM-free. Titles can also be found in the library catalog.

Video archive of African American oral histories documenting the men and women who have made significant contributions to American life, history, and culture during the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.

A collection of prominent Black newspapers, such as the Chicago Defender, Baltimore Afro-American, New York Amsterdam News, Pittsburgh Courier, and The Norfolk Journal and Guide.

Provides documents and records of the civil rights movement, including internal memos, legal briefings, and direct action summaries from national, legal, and branch offices, along with first-hand views into crucial issues.