Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.

The widest depth and breadth of information available of any online database collection on African American history and culture. Mostly secondary sources; recommended for introductory research.

Best resource for current public figures (entertainers, authors, chefs). In-depth, original profiles from the Current Biography, World Authors, and Junior Authors & Illustrators series. Full-text biographical articles, images, and abstracts from leading magazines and newspapers.

Biographies of established and historical public figures. Includes content published in Biography Today and Biography (dating back to their first issues).

This website is freely available to all students and educators. This curated selection of primary sources is designed for teaching and learning about the struggles and triumphs of Black Americans.

Reference works and data sets on American government, current affairs, history, politics, and public policy. Create your own spreadsheets using government data. Recommended for the social sciences at all levels.

HathiTrust is a partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.

This resource offers a window into African American history, culture and daily life—as well as the ways the dominant culture has portrayed and perceived people of African descent. This database is sourced from more than 19,000 American and global news sources, including over 400 current and historical Black publications.

Academic journals covering philosophy and religion

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