New E-Resource Titles for History of Anti-Slavery Movements

  • Wayne Shoaf
  • Oct 29, 2009

The USC Libraries subscribe to Credo Reference, which recently added the Encyclopedia of Emancipation and Abolition in the Transatlantic World,The Underground Railroad: An Encyclopedia of People, Places, and Operations, and numerous other titles related to the history of anti-slavery movements. They also added titles in linguistics, music, and the philosophy of science. You can access Credo Reference from the USC Libraries' databases page.

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Here's a complete list of new titles:

Credo also released an updated edition of Cambridge University Press's A Dictionary of Literary Symbols and shared more info about their featured title of the month, the Encyclopedia of Emancipation and Abolition in the Transatlantic World.

Featured Title of the Month

Encyclopedia of Emancipation and Abolition in the Transatlantic World from M.E. Sharpe

The struggle to abolish slavery is one of the grandest quests--and central themes--of modern history. These movements for freedom have taken many forms, from individual escapes, violent rebellions, and official proclamations to mass organizations, decisive social actions, and major wars. Every emancipation movement--whether in Europe, Africa, or the Americas--has profoundly transformed the country and society in which it existed.

This unique A-Z encyclopedia examines every effort to end slavery in the United States and the transatlantic world. It focuses on massive, broad-based movements, as well as specific incidents, events, and developments, and pulls together in one place information previously available only in a wide variety of sources. While it centers on the United States, the set also includes authoritative accounts of emancipation and abolition in Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America.

The Encyclopedia of Emancipation and Abolition features primary source documents, a map of the transatlantic slave trade, illustrations, cross-references, a comprehensive chronology and bibliography, and covers a wide range of individuals and the major themes and ideas that motivated them to confront and abolish slavery.

Read a few of the interesting entries: