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African American Music Reference
Essays and images on blues, jazz, spirituals, gospel, rhythm and blues, hip hop and rap and other forms of African American musical expression. Provided by Alexander Street Press.
Archive-It
Selected archived websites from The People's Archive. Find archived websites that document the culture and history of Washington, D.C. including music, artists, blogs, obituaries, politics, and government.
Archives of Sexuality and Gender
Explore LGBTQ history with primary source content on social, political, health, and legal issues impacting LGBTQ communities around the world with Gale Primary Sources.
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Baltimore Sun, The
Full page and article images of The Baltimore Sun newspaper from 1837-1991.
Black Freedom Struggle in the United States
Website focused on Black Freedom, featuring select primary source documents related to critical people and events in African American history.
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Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867–1970
Digital Sanborn Maps (1867-1970) delivers detailed property and land-use records that depict the grid of everyday life in Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
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Ebony Magazine Archive
Access the Ebony Magazine Archive starting from its first issue in 1945 through 2014.
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Federal Surveillance of African Americans
Collection of Justice Department's and its Federal Bureau of Investigation's widespread investigation of those deemed politically suspect.
Fight For Racial Justice And The Civil Rights Congress
Learn more about the Civil Rights Congress (CRC) involvement in civil rights and civil liberties.
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Gale in Context: Biography
Learn about the people who make history. Searches can be based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, or gender.
Gale in Context: Global Issues
International viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics and current events.
Gale in Context: Middle School
Research cultures, history, science and social issues for students in grades 6-8.
Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Brings together all the information that's needed to fully understand an issue.
Gale in Context: U.S. History
Discover American history from pre-colonial times to the present.
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Learn more about the music of the world's peoples. Provided by Alexander Street Press.
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HeritageHub
Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research, 1704 – today. Previously named America's Obituaries and Death Notices by Newsbank.
Historical Black Newspapers
This historical newspaper collection provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
History Commons
African American Newspapers, including Washington, D.C. resources, emphasizing eyewitness accounts of events during the 19th century. Formerly named Accessible Archives.
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Newspapers.com
This Newspapers.com portal includes newspapers from Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia from the late 1700s into the 1960s.
Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers
Gale Primary Sources: Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers provides a window into events, culture and daily life in nineteenth-century Washington D.C. & America.
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Ralph J. Bunche Oral Histories Collection on the Civil Rights Movement
Interview transcripts of individuals who made history during the Civil Rights Movement.
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Very Short Introductions
Discover a new topic or subject with these intelligent and serious introductions written by authors who are experts in their field.
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Women in the Life Magazine
Magazine for lesbians of color published by Women in the Life Association focusing on culture, politics and health.
