Category: Databases

  • Level Up Your Skills for Free with O’Reilly for Higher Education

    Level Up Your Skills for Free with O’Reilly for Higher Education

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    Miles Dame

    Unlimited Learning, Unlimited Possibilities At Furman, we believe in equipping students and faculty with the best resources to excel academically and professionally. That’s why O’Reilly for Higher Education is available to you—for free. Whether you’re preparing for industry certifications, diving into new tech skills, or exploring leadership and business strategies, O’Reilly provides cutting-edge content designed…

  • BHM #29 – James Meredith, J. Edgar Hoover, and the Integration of the University of Mississippi

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    James Meredith, J. Edgar Hoover, and the Integration of the University of Mississippi   Many today only know Ole Miss for football.   Often memories are short where sports are concerned, especially the juggernaut that is American college football in the south.  But there is no denying the violent struggle that took place to integrate the…

  • BHM #28 – Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa

    BHM #28 – Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa

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    Miles Dame

    Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa is a rich collection of more than 27,000 objects and 190,000 pages of documents and images. The liberation of Southern Africa and the dismantling of the Apartheid regime was a major political development in the 20th century. This collection focuses on the complex and varied liberation struggles in the region,…

  • BHM #27 – FBI Surveillance of James Forman and SNCC

    BHM #27 – FBI Surveillance of James Forman and SNCC

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    lbaker

    What are we to make of the vast surveillance apparatus directed at African Americans by the US government?? Materials in FBI Surveillance of James Forman and SNCC and Federal surveillance of African Americans, 1920-1984 (see blog post BHM #22) reveal the lengths the Federal Government went to control and undermine those in the civil rights…

  • BHM #26 – NAACP Papers – Board of Directors …

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    Mary Fairbairn

    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…

  • BHM #25 – African Diaspora, 1860-Present

    BHM #25 – African Diaspora, 1860-Present

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    Mary Fairbairn

    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…

  • BHM #24 – Papers of Amiri Baraka, Poet Laureate of the Black Power Movement

    BHM #24 – Papers of Amiri Baraka, Poet Laureate of the Black Power Movement

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    lbaker

    Papers of Amiri Baraka, Poet Laureate of the Black Power Movement Series 15 in this 18-series collection consists of the publications The African World, Black Nation, Black NewArk, Unity and Struggle, Main Trend, and IFCO News. The African World was originally published by SOBU/YOBU (Student Organization for Black Unity/Youth Organization for Black Unity), and the…

  • BHM #23 – Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive‎ (1880 – 2020)

    BHM #23 – Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive‎ (1880 – 2020)

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    Miles Dame

    An archival research resource containing the essential primary sources for studying the history of the film and entertainment industries, from the era of vaudeville and silent movies through to the 21st century. The core US and UK popular and trade magazines covering film, music, broadcasting, theatre and video gaming are included, together with film fan…

  • BHM #22 – Federal surveillance of African Americans, 1920-1984

    BHM #22 – Federal surveillance of African Americans, 1920-1984

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    Miles Dame

    Federal Surveillance of African Americans, 1920-1984 Throughout the twentieth century Black Americans of all political persuasions were subject to federal scrutiny, harassment, and prosecution. The Federal Bureau of Investigation enlisted black “confidential special informants” to infiltrate a variety of organizations. Hundreds of documents in this collection were originated by such operatives. The reports provide a…

  • BHM #21 – Slavery and the Law

    BHM #21 – Slavery and the Law

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    Mary Fairbairn

    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…