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Indexes scholarly literature on the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present. Coverage is broad, so the database is also useful for topics in other disciplines (e.g. religion, anthropology, or political science).
Limit by African-American Studies and History to avoid being overwhelmed by irrelevant results. You may also want to filter out book reviews since you can't use them for your bibliography.
Muse is not as strong in communication research as JSTOR or Communication Source, but it does contain journals on film and performing arts, social sciences, and women's and gender studies.