University of Virginia Library

COLLECTIONS

The Institute for Research in Social Science (IRSS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides access to a number of datasets and data collections relevant to African Americans. These include:

  • Southern Agricultural Households in the United States, 1880
  • Slave Trials in Anderson and Spartanburg Counties, South Carolina, 1818-1861
  • United States Southern Cities in 1870 and 1880: A Study of Individuals and Families
  • Mortality in the South, 1850
  • Southern Focus Poll, 1992-1993
  • Negro Political Participation Study, 1961-1962