What are journal articles?
Journal articles are secondary sources that are written by academics...people like professors, scholars, researchers, and scientists. In journal articles you will find interpretations, criticisms, comparisons and evaluations of history. Your instructors may have you use scholarly articles because they can help you understand the past and current scholarly conversation surrounding slavery. The perspectives and research found in a scholarly article maybe help you better understand questions like:
- Why did slavery exist in the United States?
- What were the motivations of colonizers and slave owners?
- What societal conditions effected the development of slavery in the U.S.?
- What factors help to end slavery? What factors kept it going for 250 years?
- and more!
Finding Articles about U.S. Slavery
OneSearch searches both the library catalog and nearly half of our databases at one time. Many of the databases that are included in a OneSearch search will have information about slavery in them.
- American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collections This link opens in a new window
Documents the life of America's people from the Colonial Era through the Civil War and Reconstruction, providing digital access to the most comprehensive collection of American periodicals published between 1684 and 1912. EBSCO
Features the following collections:
- American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 1 (1684-1820)
- American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 2 (1821-1837)
- American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 3 (1838-1852)
- American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 4 (1853-1865)
- American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 5 (1866-1912)
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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The JSTOR database contains the complete archives of core scholarly journals, starting with the very first issues, many of which date from the 1800's. JSTOR/Library Subscription/ collection consists of journals in the liberal arts, business, and health. JSTOR - Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture and Law This link opens in a new windowThis HeinOnline collection brings together a multitude of essential legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. This includes every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery. Hein
Note: Remote access is restricted to UHV users.
InterLibrary Loan Service
If we don't have it, don't worry! Our InterLibrary Loan Service can help.
We can borrow books and journal articles from another library.