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The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.
Black South African Magazines is a digital collection of magazines created for Black audiences in Africa from 1937 to 1973. Find over 50,000 pages of extremely rare yet historically significant magazines written for Black African audiences. Coverage includes Drum, Zonk!, The Townships Housewife, Hi-Note, and others. Acquired through a grant from the Resources Legacy Fund to honor Artemis G. Kirk, University Librarian Emeritus, for the library collections in the field of African-American, African, and History of Slavery Studies.
Al-Monitor offers expert news and commentary on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The Pro package includes access to Memos (focused expert analysis on a topic), Newsletters (2x/daily on an industry sector), and Trend Reports (data-driven in-depth reports).
GU's access to The Social History Archive includes only this Royal African Company collection. This collection contains over 1,400 records held at the United Kingdom's National Archives. Covering the years 1694 to 1743, the records provide information about thousands of individuals who traveled aboard the Royal African Company’s ships to and from Africa, as well as those who lived and died at the numerous company forts.
