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This exhibit marks the publication of The African-American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture. The Mosaic is the first Library-wide resource guide to the institution's African-American collections. Covers nearly 500 years of the black experience in the Western hemisphere, including books, periodicals, prints, photographs, music, film, and recorded sound. -- From the Website.
Collection of African American newspapers containing information about cultural life and history during the 1800s and first-hand reports of the major events and issues of the day, including the Mexican War, Presidential and Congressional addresses, Congressional abstracts, business and commodity markets, the humanities, world travel and religion. Also provides early biographies, vital statistics, essays and editorials, poetry and prose, and advertisements all of which embody the African-American experience. -- From the Website.
The sheet music in this digital collection has been selected from the Sheet Music Collection at the John Hay Library at Brown University. The sheet music, primarily vocal music of American imprint, dates from the 18th century to the present day, with the largest concentration of titles in the period 1840-1950. -- From the Website.
Historical newspaper providing genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, searchable first-hand accounts and coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. -- From the Website.
The focus of this module is on the political side of the freedom movement, the role of civil rights organizations in pushing for civil rights legislation, and the interaction between African Americans and the federal government in the 20th century. -- From the Website.
The Organizational Records and Personal Papers bring a new perspective to the Black Freedom Struggle via the records of major civil rights organizations and personal papers of leaders and observers of the 20th century Black freedom struggle. -- From the Website.
This Black Freedom module is highlighted by the records of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the Africa-related papers of Claude Barnett, and the Robert F. Williams Papers. -- From the Website.
Black Short Fiction and Folklore from Africa and the African Diaspora is a comprehensive collection created of stories from Africa and the African Diaspora, offering short stories and folktales, ranging thematically from oral traditions that date back many hundreds of years to contemporary tales of modern life. -- From the Website.
Fully cross-searchable gateway to Black Studies including scholarly essays, recent periodicals, historical newspaper articles, reference books, etc.
Video collection featuring award-winning documentaries, newsreels, interviews and archival footage surveying the evolution of black culture in the United States. -- From the Website.
Black Thought and Culture is a landmark electronic collection of approximately 100,000 pages of non-fiction writings by major American black leaders—teachers, artists, politicians, religious leaders, athletes, war veterans, entertainers, and other figures—covering 250 years of history.
Covers the diverse history of Caribbean islands over nearly 400 years. Includes books, pamphlets, almanacs, broadsides, and ephemera. Compiled by the curators of the Afro-Americana Imprints collection
Composed of FBI surveillance files on the activities of the African Liberation Support Committee and All African People's Revolutionary Party; this collection provides two unique views on African American support for liberation struggles in Africa, the issue of Pan-Africanism, and the role of African independence movements as political leverage for domestic Black struggles.
  • Part of the database offerings in GALILEO, Georgia's Virtual Library
This database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in many Middle Eastern and African countries. Major subject areas of study are represented, including business, science, technology, engineering, social sciences, education, and humanities.

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