1) Begin research on the person/group you have been assigned by doing some background reading in your class text to build a list of keywords and alternate search terms. For example, "Cetshwayo" or "Battle of Isandlwana" or "anticolonial movements AND Africa" and make note of alternate spellings "Asante" or " Ashanti" as some databases will list results for one or the other.
2) Then use the databases and websites below to search for more information about your topic. Print resources are also available and may have more depth. You can search our catalog through the link provided below. You can also search GoogleBooks for references used in the database articles.
3) You might want to start a project in NoodleTools, using Chicago style, where you can track your sources and take notes.
The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 by 
Frontiers: the epic of South Africa's creation and the tragedy of the Xhosa people by 
The Guinea Coast by 
Habits of Empire by 
Imperialism: a history in documents by 
Peoples of Southern Africa by 
Unfinished Empire by