Subject Specialties:
African American and Diaspora Studies
African Studies
Ethnic Studies
814-865-8864
e-mail: san17@psu.edu
Sylvia A. Owiny
Title: Social Sciences Librarian
Subject Specialties:
African American and Diaspora Studies
African Studies
Ethnic Studies
814-865-8864
e-mail: san17@psu.edu
The databases listed below are available to researchers with a Penn State Access Account:
Ethnic NewsWatch
Ethnic NewsWatch is a comprehensive full-text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Continuously growing since 1991, with archival material back to 1985, Ethnic NewsWatch is now a collection of more than 470,000 full-text articles from over 200 publications. Searchable in both English and Spanish, with titles in both languages and more than 100,000 articles in Spanish, Ethnic NewsWatch offers in-depth coverage of a wide range of current and retrospective topics easily accessed using free text and fielded searching.
International Index to Black Periodicals [IIBP]
IIBP Full Text draws its current content from more than 150 international scholarly and popular periodicals in Black Studies and contains full-text coverage of 40 core Black Studies periodicals. It covers a wide array of humanities-related disciplines including art, cultural criticism, economics, education, health, history, language and literature, law, philosophy, politics, religion, and sociology among others.
American National Biography Online
The American National Biography Online offers portraits of more than 17,000 men and women — from all eras and walks of life — whose lives have shaped the nation. The online version reproduces the full text of the original 24-volume set published in 1999, with new and updated entries added regularly. The online edition features thousands of illustrations, hyperlinked cross-references, links to select web sites, and powerful search capabilities.
Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
"a complete electronic record of United States Commission on Civil Rights publications" that are held in the Thurgood Marshall Law Library at the University of Maryland School of Law.
JSTOR
Electronic Journals available through the Web to Penn State scholars in the areas of African American Studies, African Studies, History, Political Science, and more.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library [GVRL] contains searchable full-text of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources in many different subject fields. The Multicultural Studies section includes titles such as African American Almanac, Contemporary Black Biography, and the Encyclopedia of Black Studies.
America : History and Life
America : History and Life includes annotated or abstracted references to American and Canadian history. Published since 1964, the database includes over 2,000 journals worldwide, including state and local historical journals as well as historical articles from hundreds of major humanities and social science journals. It also includes thousands of book and media reviews, citations to published books, and dissertations.
Sociological Abstracts
Index for English language journals in sociology, social work, and other social sciences. Provides abstracts for articles and is international in scope.
ProQuest
ProQuest indexes more than 5,000 magazines, journals, and dissertations. It contains full text (word file with no photos or tables) or images (looks like the real paper publication) to more than 2,000 journals.
Social Sciences Citation Index
Social Sciences Citation Index is a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the social sciences. It covers 1400 social sciences journals. The index can be used to look up either a specific author or a particular publication to see how many articles in the database cited that author or publication. The index can also be used to find related articles (articles that have at least one reference in common).
Arts and Humanities Citation Index
This is an index covering arts and humanities journals. It also provides users with the ability to track known citations in the literature.
Dissertations and Theses
Dissertation Abstracts is the primary source for doctoral dissertations (and selected master's theses) from over 1000 North American and European universities. Includes a link to the UMI full-text dissertation pilot project.
Use to locate general information as well as specific facts:
Use to locate information in books, journals, magazines, newspapers, etc.
Use to locate information pertaining to the life and life stories about Malcolm X.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index (electronic resource available to researchers with a Penn State Access Account)
American National Biography Online (electronic resource available to researchers with a Penn State Access Account)
The American National Biography Online offers portraits of more than 17,000 men and women — from all eras and walks of life — whose lives have shaped the nation. The online version reproduces the full text of the original 24-volume set published in 1999, with new and updated entries added regularly. The online edition features thousands of illustrations, hyperlinked cross-references, links to select web sites, and powerful search capabilities.
The Black Book : The True Political Philosophy of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik El Shabazz)
By Any Means Necessary : The Trials and Tribulations of the Making Of Malcolm X
By These Hands : a Documentary History of African American Humanism
From Civil Rights to Black Liberation : Malcolm X and the Organization of Afro-American Unity
Understanding Malcolm X : The Controversial Changes in His Political Philosophy
Malcolm X
"The official Web Site of Malcolm X"
Malcolm X : a Research Site
"This is a comprehensive website on the life and legacy of Malcolm X"
Malcolm X — An Islamic Perspective
"adapted from the pamphlet Malcolm X : Why I Embraced Islam by Yusuf Siddiqui"
Malcolm X
at the Africana Online website
Television News of the Civil Rights Era 1950-1970 from the Virginia Center for Digital History at the University of Virginia
"Television News of the Civil Rights Era, 1950-1970 aims to collect, digitize, and present in streaming video format over the World Wide Web television news footage from the period and to make these valuable materials available to scholars, teachers, and students. [...] This project is currently a research work in progress. [...] We are continually updating this project as research on these films progresses."
Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rignts [USCCR] at the Thurgood Marshall Law Library of the University of Maryland School of Law
"In conjunction with the Thurgood Marshall Law Library's strategic plan to enhance its civil rights collection in support of the School of Law's teaching and research mission, the Library has worked since 2001 to create a complete electronic record of United States Commission on Civil Rights publications held in the Library's collection and available on the USCCR website."
Burrow, Rufus, Jr.. Malcolm X was a Racist : The Great Myth
Western Journal of Black Studies, vol. 20, no. 2, (Summer, 1996), p. 104-113
Clarke, John Henrik. Malcolm X : The Man and His Times
Negro Digest, vol. 18, no.7, (May, 1969), p. 23-27
Cunnigen, Donald. Malcolm X's Influence on the Black Nationalist Movement of Southern Black College Students
Western Journal of Black Studies, vol. 17, no. 1 (Spring, 1993), p. 32-43
Flick, Hank. A Question of Identity : Malcolm X's use of Religious Themes as a Means for Developing Black Identity
The Negro Educational Review, vol. 31, no.3-4. (July-October, 1980), p. 140-155
Harper, Frederick. A Reconstruction of Malcolm X's Personality
Afro-American Studies, vol. 3, no. 1 (June, 1972), p. 1-6
Hudson-Weems, Clenora. From Malcolm Little to El Hajj Malik El Shabazz : Malcolm's Evolving Attitudes toward Africana Women
Western Journal of Black Studies, vol. 17, no. 1 (Spring, 1993), p. 26-31
Karenga, Maulana. Malcolm X, Muhhammed, and the Nation of Islam : Political Analysis vs. Psychological Assumptions
Western Journal of Black Studies, vol. 6, no. 4 (Winter, 1982), p. 193-201
Karenga, Maulana. Oppositional Logic of Malcolm X : Differentiation, Engagement and Resistance
Western Journal of Black Studies, vol. 17, no.1 (Spring, 1993), p. 6-16
Kgositsile, W. Keorapetse. Brother Malcolm and the Black Revolution
Negro Digest, vol. 18, no. 1 (November,1968), p. 4-10
Kieh, George Klay, Jr.. Malcolm X and Pan-Africanism
Western Journal of Black Studies, vol. 19, no. 4 (Winter, 1995), p. 293-299
Stewart, James B.. Malcolm X and the Economic Salvation of African Americans
Western Journal of Black Studies, vol. 17, no. 1 (Spring, 1993), p. 17-25
Researchers with a Penn State Access Account can use the Dissertations and Theses Database to locate abstracts to the dissertations below:
Burrow, Cedric Dewayne. The Contemporary Rhetoric about Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X in the post-Reagan Era [Miami University, 2005]
DeCaro, Louis Anthony, Jr.. Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam : Two Moments in his Religious Sojourn [New York University, 1994]
Dyson, Michael Eric. Uses of Heroes : Celebration and Criticism in the Interpretation of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. [Princeton University, 1993]
Gay, John Franklin. The Rhetorical Strategies and Tactics of Malcolm X [Indiana University, 1985]
Lee, Andrew Ann Dinkins. Malcolm X and the Rhetoric of Transformation : 1948-1965 [University of Pittsburgh, 1995]
Meeks, Daris Deshan. Malcolm X and Nelson Mandela : the Motivations and Attributes of their Political Leadership (South Africa, Nation of Islam) [Regent University, 1997]
Muhammad, Najee Emerson. The Transformational Leadership and Educational Philosophic Legacy of Malcolm X [University of Cincinnati, 1999]
Owens, Kerry Paul. The Dual Voices of the Civil Rights Movement : The Heroic Narratives of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X [Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1995]
Rudzka, Ostyn. The Oratory of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X : A Study in Linguistic Stylistics [University of Rochester, 1972]
Sales, William W. Jr.. Malcolm X and the Organization of Afro-American Unity : A Case Study in Afro-American Nationalism [Columbia University, 1991]
Thurston, William Anthony. Justice Born through Struggle : Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz) and Angela Yvonne Davis [Emory University, 1994]
Williams, Anthony C.. Marcus Garvey and Malcolm X : A Comparative Analysis of Their Thought [Florida Atlantic University, 1985]
