Books you can take with you can be found under these numbers: 973, 323, 305-306
When searching our catalog, use relevant keywords such as:
African Americans and history
Civil rights and history
Blacks and history
United States and African Americans
Helpful Reference Books
| African American Encyclopedia | R973.0496 A |
| African American Firsts | R 973.0496 P |
| Black Firsts | R 973.0496 B |
| Civil Rights Movement | R 973.3 E |
| Encyclopedia of African-American Civil Rights | R305.896 E |
| Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History | R 973.0496 E |
| Encyclopedia of Civil Rights in America | R 323.1196 E |
| Slavery in America | R 973.3 E |
Electronic Sources (may require a library card)
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| HeritageQuest Online | |
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| Discovering Collection | |
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| World Book Online | |
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| Biography Resource Center | |
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Magazine and Journal Indexes (may require a library card)
| EBSCO | |
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| General Reference Gold | |
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| Electric Library | |
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| Expanded Academic | |
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| Historical Hartford Courant | |
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| Historical New York Times | |
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Free Websites
Library of Congress American Memory
(lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem)
Primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States
New York Public Library: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
(www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html)
Information on special collections and exhibits
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: African American History and Culture
(www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/afroam.htm)
Smithsonian Institution’s guide to African American resources and exhibitions
Library of Congress: The African American Mosaic
(lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam001.html)
Resource guide for the study of Black history and culture