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Black Studies Center

Black Studies Center

Literati- African American History

Literati offers Topic Pages covering many aspects of African American History. This list is just a small selection of African American History topics available.

African Americans
An historical overview of Blacks in America.
The Civil Rights Movement
Overview of the Civil Rights Movement.
NAACP
Info on the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Affirmative Action
Discussion of Affirmative Action.
Black Power
Good overview of the Black Power Movement.
Black Panthers
A look at the Black Panthers organization.
Tuskegee Airmen
Research on the Tuskegee Airmen - African American pilots in WWII.
Civil Rights
A general overview of Civil Rights in America.

Proquest Black Historical Newspapers

Proquest Black Historical Newspapers

Gale Group - Black History Resources

Civil Rights
General overview of Civil Rights. Multimedia included!
Racism
Great resources on racism in America.
African American Biographies
Link to a list of influential African Americans.

World Book Article: African Americans

Need an overview of the history of Black America? This lengthy article from World Book InfoFinder is a great research starter!!

African Americans
Extensive article on African Americans. Covers African origins through modern history.

Newsbank Black History

Newsbank, our database of newspaper content, has produced an excellent special report on African American History, chock-full of in-depth perspectives on black culture, issues and events, along with profiles of famous figures and leaders.

Newsbank Special Report
Home page for Newsbank's report.
Background Information on Civil Rights
Articles on the people and events of the Civil Rights Movement.
Images of African American History
Pictures of important people and events.
Search Terms for African American History Research
Use these terms to find African American History topics online and in our databases.

Other Database Resources

World&I - The Civil War
Good discussion of the Civil War and of the role of African Americans before, during, and after.
ABC-Clio eBooks
Extensive slave narrative primary source collection
EBSCO Host eBooks
Select 'Ebooks' from the EBSCO database list
Enslaved: People of the Historical Slave Trade
Explore or reconstruct the lives of individuals who were enslaved, owned slaves, or participated in the historical trade.
Freedom Narratives: Testimonies of West Africans from the Era of Slavery
Freedom Narratives focuses on the enforced migration of enslaved Africans in the Atlantic world during the era of the slave trade from the 16th to the 19th century. The biographical accounts included here include the testimonies and stories of individuals born in West Africa whose voices have long been silenced. This digital repository of autobiographical testimonies and biographical data establishes where people came from, why they were enslaved, whether or not they freed themselves, and what happened to them.