Available via ProQuest History Vault, the content in the module NAACP Papers – Board of Directors, Annual Conferences, Major Speeches and National Staff Files consists of internal memos, legal briefings, and direct action summaries from national, legal, and branch offices throughout the country. It charts the NAACP’s work and delivers a first-hand view into crucial . . .Continue reading BHM #26 – NAACP Papers – Board of Directors …
Author: Mary Fairbairn
BHM #25 – African Diaspora, 1860-Present
Of the 26 databases we’ve looked at so far during Black History Month, this is far and away my favorite. The types of resources included are marvelously varied: podcasts, artwork, recipes, lectures, government documents, brochures, poetry, short stories, photographs, maps, playbills, essays, editor-selected external web sites, books, historical newspapers and magazines, documentary films, speeches, and . . .Continue reading BHM #25 – African Diaspora, 1860-Present
BHM #21 – Slavery and the Law
Another robust collection within ProQuest’s History Vault providing primary source materials from digitized archival collections is Slavery and the Law. This database features petitions on race, slavery, and free blacks that were submitted to state legislatures and county courthouses between 1775 and 1867. These petitions were collected by Loren Schweninger over a four-year period from . . .Continue reading BHM #21 – Slavery and the Law
BHM #20 – Southern Life and African American History
This collection is part of ProQuest’s History Vault providing primary source materials from digitized archival collections. The Plantation Records in this module documents the far-reaching impact of plantations on both the American South and the nation. As business owners, the commodities produced by plantation owners—rice, cotton, sugar, tobacco, hemp, and others— accounted for more than half of . . .Continue reading BHM #20 – Southern Life and African American History
BHM #17 – Black Studies Center
Black Studies Center – This fascinating collection includes… Almost 2,000 videos and images, from Langston Hughes’s performance of “The Weary Blues” with jazz accompaniment in 1950 to Roy Wilkins speaking about Civil Rights issues in 2014. Articles from reference sources including The Routledge Encyclopedia of African Literature, The Handbook of African American Literature, and selections . . .Continue reading BHM #17 – Black Studies Center
BHM #15 – Race Relations in America
Race Relations in America – This primary source collection from Adam Matthews offers… Over 100 hours of audio recordings – speeches, panel discussions, dictations of reports, and the narration of the film slideshows ‘Of a New Day Begun’ and ‘Rebirth in Roxbury’ Images organized into thematic galleries such as Arts and Culture, Civil Rights, Education . . .Continue reading BHM #15 – Race Relations in America
BHM #13 – The Republic of New Afrika
The Republic of New Afrika (RNA) was a social movement organization that proposed three objectives: The creation of an independent Black-majority country composed of the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina and the Black-majority counties adjacent to this area in Arkansas, Tennessee and Florida. $400 billion in reparations for the injustices suffered . . .Continue reading BHM #13 – The Republic of New Afrika
BHM #10 – African American Communities
African American Communities – Pamphlets, photos, postcards. Political cartoons, illustrations, maps. Scrap books, legal documents, ephemera and more. This collection, albeit somewhat small, contains a fascinating variety of primary source documents evidencing race relations across social, political, cultural, and religious arenas. Examining multiple aspects of the lives of African Americans through the lens of . . .Continue reading BHM #10 – African American Communities
We Will Rock You!
Furman students joined us at the Research Assistance desk on Thursday, December 7, to paint rocks as a study break during finals. They were AMAZING! We hope they found as much fun and stress release in their creative activity as we did observing the results. Bravo, rock artists!
We Got You!
As you all head home for the holiday break, we wanted to make you aware of some electronic resources you might not know. Don’t let the word “database” scare you off! MUSIC? We got you – Naxos Music Library – it’s one of the world’s largest music databases. Classical, Traditional and Contemporary Jazz, Gospel, even Pop & . . .Continue reading We Got You!