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Provides access to eLibrary’s periodical and digital media collection through a user interface specifically designed for student researchers.
Tags: Elementary, Middle School, High School, Curriculum, General Reference
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
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
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
Covering the “long” Enlightenment, from the rise of Descartes’ disciples in 1670 to the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815, these 700 articles by leading scholars range from discussions of mercantilism and democracy to the battlefield to the dissemination of ideas in salons and coffeehouses.
Tags: Age of Reason, British Society, Isaac Newton, Voltaire, Galileo Galilei, Candide
A collaborative work of over 600 scholars from more than forty countries, the Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages provides 3,000 concise and detailed articles on all aspects of the period from the fifth to the fifteenth century.
Tags: Medieval, Castles, Chivalry, King Arthur, European History, Medieval Architecture, Medieval Philosophy
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The Educational Resources Information Center database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to provide extensive access to education-related literature.
Tags: Teachers, Educators, Higher Education, Special Education, Continuing Education
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Includes current journals, magazines, and newspapers from ethnic and independent presses. Content covers 1990-present, with specialized coverage of the following ethnic categories: African American/Caribbean/African; Arab/Middle Eastern; Asian/Pacific Islander; European/Eastern European; Hispanic; Jewish; Native People. It is updated daily with new content and contains over 2 million full text articles.
Tags: Newspapers, International News, World News, Current Events
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