Guides: Ethnic Studies: Databases, Journals, and Articles

African Descent Culture, History & Literature

African American Poetry
Modern and contemporary African American poetry.
Black Abolitionist Papers
Collection of primary sources from African Americans involved in the abolitionist movement between 1830 and 1865.
Black Studies Center
Combines essential resources for research and teaching in Black Studies, including The Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, Index to Black Periodicals, Black Literature Index, and the Chicago Defender historical newspaper from 1912-1975.
Historic Baltimore African American
Historic Baltimore African American Newspaper collection, 1893 to 1988.
Music Online: African American Music Reference
50 thousand+ pages of biographies, lyrics, images, etc. covering the history and culture of African American music.

Asian Culture, History & Literature

Historical Abstracts
Historical Abstracts covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more.
JSTOR
JSTOR provides access to the highest-quality academic journals, books, and primary sources in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

Hispanic and Latinx Culture, History & Literature

Fuente Academica Premier
A unique collection of scholarly journals from renowned Latin American and Spanish publishers.
Latin American Newspapers
Digital full-text of over 280 newspapers published 1805–1922; titles from more than 20 Latin American countries.
Medic Latina
Spanish language collection of medical research and investigative journals published by renowned Latin American medical publishers.

Native American History & Literature

American Indian Histories and Cultures
Manuscripts, artwork and rare printed books dating from the earliest contact with European settlers right up to photographs and newspapers from the mid-20th century.
Bibliography of Native North Americans
Bibliographic database covering native North American culture, history, and life from the 16th century to the present.

Best Bets for Finding Ethnic Studies Articles

America History and Life with Full Text
Covers 1,700 journals on the literature and history of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to present day.
Anthropology Plus
Core Anthropology periodicals from late 19th century to present day.
Historical Abstracts
Historical Abstracts covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more.
JSTOR
JSTOR provides access to the highest-quality academic journals, books, and primary sources in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Race Relations Abstracts (EBSCO)
Abstracts Only. Covers essential areas related to race relations, including ethnic studies, discrimination, immigration studies, and other areas.
SocINDEX with Full Text
The world's most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research database.
Sociological Abstracts
Over 1,800 serial publications, covering international literature in sociology and related areas.

Best Bets for Finding Ethnic Studies Journals

Many academic journals that were previously available in print can now be found online by clicking the E-Journals A-Z link below. The TTU Libraries also hold a number of print journals, which can be found by clicking the Library Catalog link below.

E-Journals A-Z
Search for specific journals by title.
Library Catalog
Books, periodicals, and other materials available for use and check-out.