Research Guides: AAS384|HIST384 Slavery in US History & Culture: Find Media &amp; Visual Arts

Find Film

Streaming Video

You can find streaming video titles by searching our catalog discoveE. To narrow your search to streaming video only, select video and full access online to the left of the page. You can also search the databases below. Here's a list of video titles in our catalog indexed with the subject slavery or slave.

Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window
Academic Video Online is the most comprehensive video subscription available to libraries.
Emory's subscription spans a range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. AVON replaces Emory's subscriptions to America History and Video, World History and Video, and Alexander Street Press ethnography collections.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Kanopy offers thousands of streaming videos on all subjects from a wide range of suppliers.
Highlights include PBS, the Criterion Collection/Janus Films, independent film distributors such as Kino Lorber, educational documentary suppliers such as California Newsreel and Media Education Foundation, and and a robust collection of ethnographic/anthropological documentaries.
History Makers Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
Large digital collection of full-length, searchable interviews featuring prominent African American artists, business leaders, scientists, athletes, and intellectuals.

Find Images

There are many image galleries that depict slaves prior to and after 1865. Here are a few for you to consider exploring: