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Whether researching a person, place or event in Black History and culture, or learning about the history of the ongoing demands for racial justice, students and scholars seek comprehensive resources that span time. Only ProQuest provides a spectrum of material from the fight for liberation under slavery to the struggles for civil rights of the 20th century. Working in partnership with unique content providers, including the NAACP and the Chicago Defender, ProQuest’s multidisciplinary content includes historical newspapers, archival documents, government records, images, books, video, magazines and more.

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Civil Rights Resource Guide

Civil Rights Resource Guide

The Civil Rights Movement is one of the most inspiring and important social movements in American History. Explore three Civil Rights research topics -- Community Studies, Women in the Civil Rights Movement and NAACP Policy Positions -- with Ebooks, primary sources, video and more.

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Black Women & Civic Engagement Resource Guide

Black Women & Civic Engagement Resource Guide

Discover different manifestations of Black women’s civic involvement from Reconstruction through the Jim Crow Era. This guide introduces topics such as economic independence, citizenship, personal care, education and women’s clubs.

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Alexander Street Black Studies Collections

Alexander Street Black Studies Collections

Experience black studies from a new perspective. These interdisciplinary resources feature rare and unique materials that survey the black experience throughout history, culture, literature, arts, drama and more.

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Black History Collections

African American Biographical Database

African American Biographical Database

Databases, Black History, Genealogy, History & Social Change
Black Abolitionist Papers, 1830-1865

Black Abolitionist Papers, 1830-1865

Databases, Black History, History & Social Change
Black Freedom Struggle in the United States

Black Freedom Struggle in the United States

Black History, History & Social Change, U.S. History
Ethnic NewsWatch: A History

Ethnic NewsWatch: A History

Databases, Black History, History & Social Change, Indigenous Peoples, Interdisciplinary, Religion & Philosophy, Social Sciences
Ethnic NewsWatch™

Ethnic NewsWatch™

Databases, Black History, History & Social Change, Indigenous Peoples, Interdisciplinary, Religion & Philosophy, Social Sciences
History Ebook Subscription

History Ebook Subscription

Books, Academic, Community College, Government, Black History, Cultural History, Early Modern History, Gender Studies, Genealogy, Global Studies, History & Social Change, Indigenous Peoples, Military & Diplomatic History, Political Science, Social Sciences, U.K. History, U.S. History, Women's History
ProQuest African American Heritage

ProQuest African American Heritage

Databases, Black History, Genealogy, History & Social Change
ProQuest Historical Newspapers™

ProQuest Historical Newspapers™

Databases, Academic, Community College, Government, K-12, Public, Black History, Education, Gender Studies, Genealogy, History & Social Change, Indigenous Peoples, Interdisciplinary, Political Science, Social Sciences, Social Sciences, U.S. History
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