Research Guides: IDS 101: Africa in the Global Era: Finding Articles

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Ethnic NewsWatch
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Historical Abstracts
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MLA Bibliography
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New York Times (1985 - present)
An American daily newspaper founded, and continuously published in New York City, since 1851. The New York Times has won 104 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization.

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IDS 101: Africa in the Global Era

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