The Black Life in America series from Readex offers wide-ranging coverage of the African American experience from the early 18th century to 1975. This series is sourced from more than 19,000 American and global news sources, including over 400 current and historical Black publications.

Eras included in available collections:

• Series 1: 1704 - 1877
  • Arrival in America (Beginning-1783)
  • Antebellum (1784-1860)
  • Civil War (1861-1865)
  • Reconstruction (1866-1877)
     
• Series 2: 1878 - 1975
  • Jim Crow (1878-1877)
  • Great Migration (1923-1944)
  • Civil Rights Movement (1945-1975)

Available on campus.

Available off campus with LSUHSC-NO e-mail and password or user i.d. and password.

Information on Off Campus Access.

Access is provided through a consortial agreement with LOUIS, the Louisiana Library Network