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(1)        Apartheid: Global Perspectives, 1946-1996

Nowhere is the worldwide reaction to apartheid captured as thoroughly as in Apartheid: Global Perspectives, 1946-1996. This fully searchable digitized collection contains thousands of translated news broadcasts and publications, written by both the people who experienced apartheid and those around the world who watched, reacted to and analyzed it.

(2)        Rand Daily Mail Archive 1902-1985

The Rand Daily Mail, a Johannesburg daily, is a critically important title that pioneered popular journalism in South Africa. It is renowned today for being the first newspaper to document and openly oppose apartheid, and contribute to its downfall.  The RDM contains over 1 million pages, is being digitized in its entirety in full archival format. 

(3)        African History and Culture, 1540-1921

Covers the history of Africa and its diverse peoples over a span of nearly 400 years. More than 1,300 books, pamphlets, almanacs, broadsides and ephemera, both from and about this continent. Expertly compiled by the curators of the extraordinary Afro-Americana Imprints collection.

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