The African American Atlas: Black History and Culture--an Illustrated Reference by
This Atlas chronicles important periods in African-American history that have shaped the outlook, lives, and hopes of African Americans today. From the origins in Africa to the transatlantic journey, from slavery to the Civil Rights Movement, this work presents a visual account of African-American culture and history.
Black Women in America: a Historical Encyclopedia by
This is a comprehensive guide to the lives of 641 individual black women, most of whom are significant on a national level. There are also entries to more than 150 general topics and organizations involving Black women.
The Columbia Guide to African American History Since 1939 by
This book is a multifaceted approach to understanding the central developments in African American history since 1939. It combines a historical overview of key personalities and movements with essays by leading scholars on specific facets of the African American experience, a chronology of events, and a guide to further study.Marian Anderson's famous 1939 concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial was a watershed moment in the struggle for racial justice.
This online resource showcases a diverse range of primary source material focusing on race relations across social, political, cultural and religious arenas. A vital resource for students, teachers and researchers of African American and American studies.
African American Newspapers 1827-1998 provides online access to approximately 270 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience. This unique collection, which includes papers from more than 35 states, features many rare and historically significant 19th-century titles.
Access only available from on campus. Ancestry Library Edition delivers billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, as well as immigration records, family histories, military records, legal documents, and more. An intuitive search interface returns data from more than 7,000 databases. Coverage is most extensive for the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.