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African American History: Home

Podcasts

Historically Black
Produced by APM Reports & The Washington Post
Witness Black History
Produced by BBC World Services
In Black America, a podcast from NPR

Databases

Oxford African American Studies Center
Articles and scholarly essays, historical newspaper articles, primary sources, and timelines you can use for African American topics.
U.S. History in Context
Articles, essays, and primary sources on the history of the United States.
ProQuest Central
Articles on any subject. This is a good place to start.
Gale eBooks
Background information on all topics to start your research.

Digital Archives

On the Shelf at CCBC Libraries

May We Forever Stand

The Slave Ship

The Slave's Cause

Understanding Jim Crow

The African American Experience During World War II

And Still I Rise

Baltimore and Maryland African-American History

Beulah M. Davis Special Collections: Morgan State, Baltimore & Maryland History
from Morgan State University, Earl S. Richardson Library

Primary Sources

Black Freedom Struggle in the United States: A Selection of Primary Sources
from Proquest

Websites

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Subjects: History

Tags: Abolition, African-American History, Civil War, Jim Crow, Lynching, Middle Passage, Slavery