Primary Sources: Africa

Revolutions in: Poland, Philippines, Chile, South Africa, Ukraine, and China.

Volume 1: 1441-1905
Volume 2: 1875 - present

A collection of primary source documents on sub-Saharan Africa during the colonial period.

Global historical events are too often recounted exclusively through European and American voices.African Voices of the Global Past explores six major historical developments of global significance--the Atlantic slave trade, industrialization, colonialism, the World Wars, decolonization, and the development of modern feminism--from an African perspective. Voices emerge throughout the text in the form of primary sources that explore the personal accounts of individuals. These enable students to look beyond the indistinct figures of Africans in European and American accounts to see the people directly involvedand affected by the major global changes they experienced. Featuring contributed chapters from renowned scholars, many from the continent of Africa or the African diaspora,African Voices of the Global Past offers a unique view of global history from a traditionally overlooked perspective. This book is a perfect supplement for world history and African history instructors seeking to relate a compelling narrative of major world events.

King Leopold of Belgium's exploits up the Congo River in the 1880s were central to the European partitioning of the African continent.

The letters were written by black settlers who had migrated from North America to Sierra Leone. They record an attempt by self-liberated ex-slaves to obtain political and land rights, which they felt had been unjustly denied them, using their literacy in English as a tool.

2 Volumes

Volume 1: through 1500s
Volume 2: 1500s - present

Contains documents in the following areas:
Overseas expansion in Asia, Africa, Europe & Americas
Atlantic World Encounters
State & Religion
Women, Marriage & Family: China & Europe
Scientific Revolution
Enlightenment & Revolution: Europe, Americas, India
Capitalism & Industrial Revolution
Colonization: Europe in Africa & Asia
Westernization & Nationalism: Japan, India & the West
World War I
World War II
Cold War
New Democracy Movements
Globalization

Contains documents in the following areas:
Prehistory & Origisn of Patriarchy to 1000BCE
Urban Revolution: Ancient cities in Mesopotamia, Egypt, & Peru
Caste societies in Greece & India
Empire & Government: China and Rome
Gender, Sex & Love: India, China & Mediterranean
Religions: Hindu-Buddhist & Judeo-Christian
Spread of Universal Religions: Afro-Eurasia
Migrations, Trade & Travel: Movement of people, goods & ideas: Eurasia, Africa & Pacific
Love, Sex & Marriage: Medieval Europe & Asia
First Crusade: Muslims, Christians and Jews
Vikings & Mongols: Eurasia & the Atlantic
Black Death: Afro-Eurasia
Cities: European, Chinese, Islamic & Mexican
Environment, Culture & Technology