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Africa Commons: History and Culture

Africa Commons: History and Culture

Database for searching African historical and cultural materials, covering over 2,100 collections from around the world. Contains books, magazines, newspapers, government documents, manuscripts, photographs, videos, and oral histories.

Africa Commons is a project to digitize, enrich, protect, and disseminate African cultural content. It enables African scholars to control and access the continent’s archival riches. For the rest of the world, Africa Commons lets people cultivate a deeper understanding of Africa and its people.