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HIS308 Precolonial Africa: Primary Sources

Types of Primary Sources

Autobiography
Diaries/Journals
Letters
Speeches
Oral Histories & Interviews
Government Documents
Magazines/Newspaper Articles
Manuscripts
Treaties

Published Primary Sources - Books

The Travels of Ibn Battuta, A. D. 1325-1354
E-Book
Ancient Egyptian Literature: An Anthology
E-Book
Sundiata
Call Number: 398.2096 N577 s, 1994

Primary Sources in Library Databases

Modern World History Online
Type a word or phrase in the search box. Click Go. From the results page, select the "Primary Sources" tab.

Sources In US History: Slavery in America This link opens in a new window
Primary source documents relating to slavery in America.

Internet Sources - Art & Culture

Internet Sources - General

African Oral History Project
Collection of interviews and recorded oral histories
Travels of Ibn Battuta
Manden charter
13th-century Malian constitution. One of the oldest surviving constitutions in the world.
The Gold Road
Interactive map of the Gold Road
African History Sourcebook - Fordham University
Islamic History Sourcebook - Fordham University
National Library of South Africa - Digital Collections

Internet Sources - Slavery

Caribbean Collections at the Yale University Library: Slavery & the Slave Trade
National Archives--Slave Trade
Slave Rebellions
SlaveVoyages.org
Interactive Database of Ship Data
University of Glasgow: Atlantic Slave Trade