History

Discover Africa's history through rare books, pamphlets, and ephemera from the 16th to the early 20th century, covering all regions of the continent and nearby areas.

Digitized British government documents from the Confidential Print series, spanning 1834 to 1966, that detail colonial administration, diplomacy, and political, social, and economic developments across Africa.

Digitized 19th-century Arabic manuscripts from the Mama Haidara Library in Timbuktu offering legal and social records on slavery, manumission and estate practices within Muslim West African communities.