Library Guides: Slavery and Trafficking: Databases

Articles on Contemporary Slavery

Two places for quick overviews of the issues in contemporary slavery and human trafficking:

Places to search for more in-depth articles:

ABI Inform This link opens in a new window
Search here for articles on forced labor and child labor.
Criminal Justice This link opens in a new window
Articles from criminal justice and law enforcement perspectives.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Search here for current news about trafficking, as well as laws and law review articles.
MEDLINE This link opens in a new window
Health care and mental health articles about trafficking victims.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Psychology, behavioral science, and mental health articles on trafficking.
Social Services Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Articles especially on identifying at-risk individuals and helping victims.
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Search here for articles from a sociological perspective.

America: History and Life This link opens in a new window
Articles on American history, including American slavery.
Black Thought and Culture This link opens in a new window
Full text of many primary source documents on a variety of topics, including slavery.
HarpWeek This link opens in a new window
A primary resource for examining 19th and early 20th century America - find articles back to 1857.
ProQuest Digitized Newspapers (Chicago Tribune, New York Times) This link opens in a new window
An index to articles that appeared in the Chicago Tribune from 1849-1986.
Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
Includes historical statistics on slavery in the United States; look under the "Work and Welfare" section for all available tables on the topic.
U.S. Congressional Serial Set This link opens in a new window
Reports and publications from Congress, 1817 to 1980. Includes legislation as well as research and reports presented to Congress by other agencies.