Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History
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Description: The Encyclopędia Britannica Guide to Black History features 600 informative articles, historical film clips and audio recordings, as well as hundreds of photographs and other images. The Eras in Black History examines five centuries of black heritage through five distinct time periods, from the slave revolts of early America through the successes of the Civil Rights Movement. Each era is further divided by topic/profession, with biographies and photographs of notable people and descriptions and documents of historic events. Also contains a Timeline of Achievements, which traces the yearly contributions of African-Americans in politics, industry, the arts, religion, sports, and education. In addition, the site can be browsed alphabetically through the expanded Articles A to Z page, which contains links to every article through two lists--Biographies and Events & Institutions.
Coverage: Various Dates
Subject(s):
Almanacs, Biographies & Encyclopedias
Gender, Minority Studies & Anthropology
Publicly Available Resources
Related Databases
African American Biographical Database
Black Studies Center
Black Thought and Culture
Britannica Online
