These guidelines explain how you can use, share, and credit the materials in The Pan-African Data Project.
Effective Date: October 15, 2025
Welcome to The Pan-African Data Project. This site shares curated historical data and visualizations about the people, organizations, and events that shaped Pan-Africanism between 1900 and 1960. Our goal is to make this research freely available for teaching, learning, and further scholarship.
Use of the Site
You are welcome to browse, search, and cite materials from The Pan-African Data Project for educational and non-commercial purposes. We ask that you use the materials responsibly and acknowledge the project and its contributors when doing so.
Licensing
All datasets, metadata, and visualizations on this site are released under a Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.
You are free to share, adapt, and remix our materials for non-commercial use, as long as you:
- Credit The Pan-African Data Project;
- Include a link to the license; and
- Indicate if any changes were made.
Learn more about the license here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
Citation
If you use or reference materials from this project, please cite it as follows:
Risam, Roopika et al. 2024. The Pan-African Data Project. [Insert URL].
Proper citation helps others trace the sources of information and supports open, collaborative research.
Intellectual Credit and Attribution
Unless otherwise noted, all content — including text, data, visualizations, and design — was created by The Pan-African Data Project team. Please do not republish materials in whole or in part without clear attribution.
Accuracy and Updates
The Pan-African Data Project is an ongoing research effort. While we strive for accuracy, the site and its data are works in progress. We welcome feedback, corrections, and new contributions that strengthen the project’s quality and inclusivity.
External Links
This site may include links to other digital archives, libraries, or scholarly projects. These are provided as resources; we are not responsible for their content or policies.
Contact
If you have questions about reuse, collaboration, or citation, please email Roopika Risam.