Research Tools by Subject: History

ABC-Clio American History / African American Experience

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A unified search platform for two ABC-Clio databases on American History and the African American Experience.

  • American History – analyzes the politics, economics, and changing culture from the colonial era to the nation’s rise as a global superpower.
  • African American Experience – student learning modules on important biographies, scholarly articles, and historical images (includes primary sources).
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Black Freedom Struggle in the U.S.

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Provided by ProQuest. This collection features expertly selected open primary source documents. Visitors will find historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence and more from specific time periods in U.S. history marked by the opposition African Americans have faced on the road to freedom.

Tags: African American History, US History, Civil Rights, The Civil War, Jim Crow Era

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Black Women in America

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Provides expanded coverage of the achievements and contributions of African American women.

Tags: African-American History, Encyclopedia, Modern History, Civil Rights, Women’s History, American History

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Civil War Newspapers

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A collection of historical newspapers containing extensive local and national coverage of American culture, politics, and society from the Antebellum through the Reconstruction periods.

Tags: American History, Antebellum, Reconstruction, Historical Newspapers

CultureGrams

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Provides access to cultural reports, statistics, and primary source material for countries across the globe, including the United States and Canadian provinces. Includes unique information such as native recipes, interviews, photos and videos. Contains four modules: Kids, Provinces, States and World.

Tags: Teacher Resources, Educator Resources, Cultures, Traditions, World Religions, Governments, Flags

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Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895

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Documents the African American experience from the arrival of the first slave ship to the death of Frederick Douglass-and shows how American culture, history, and national identity have been influenced by the experience of African Americans.

Tags: African-American History, American History, Transatlantic Slave Trade, Civil War, Black History, Antebellum, Black Experience

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Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present

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Traces the transition from the Reconstruction Era to the age of Jim Crow, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, up to and including the 2008 election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.

Tags: African-American History, American History, Black History, Jazz, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, Segregation

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Encyclopedia of Arkansas

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A free, authoritative source of information about the rich history, geography, and culture of Arkansas. The Encyclopedia contains more than 7,000 entries and 11,000 pieces of media related to Arkansas with new material being added weekly.

Tags: Arkansas History, Arkansas Geography, Central High School, Little Rock Nine, Local History

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