HeinOnline’s Civil Rights and Social Justice database brings together diverse publications covering civil rights in the United States. This database is packed with great resources all in one place! It contains links to scholarly articles, hearings and committee prints, legislative histories on the landmark legislation, CRS and GAO reports, briefs from major Supreme Court cases, . . .Continue reading BHM #9 – Civil Rights and Social Justice
Category: Research Resources
BHM in Databases #8 – Ethnic NewsWatch
Ethnic NewsWatch™ (ENW) is a current resource of full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press. The complete collection also includes the module Ethnic NewsWatch: A History™, which provides historical coverage of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals from 1959-1989. Together, these resources present a full-text collection of more than . . .Continue reading BHM in Databases #8 – Ethnic NewsWatch
BHM in Databases #7 – Oxford African American Studies Center
The Oxford African American Studies Center includes over 20,000 articles, written by top scholars in the field, focusing on the lives and events which have shaped African American history and culture. Embedded within these articles are countless images, maps, and videos to enrich the content experience. Biographical entries can be searched and filtered by the person’s occupation, . . .Continue reading BHM in Databases #7 – Oxford African American Studies Center
BHM in Databases #6 – Black Economic Empowerment: The National Negro Business League
Black Economic Empowerment: The National Negro Business League Part of Archives Unbound from Gale Primary Sources, this collection is sourced from the Library of Congress. The collection is comprised of the National Negro Business League files, part of the Booker T. Washington Papers. The National Negro Business League was founded by Booker T. Washington who . . .Continue reading BHM in Databases #6 – Black Economic Empowerment: The National Negro Business League
BHM in Databases #5 – Black Freedom Struggle
Black Freedom Struggle in the 20th Century: Federal Government Records The focus of this Federal Government Records collection is on the political side of the freedom movement, the role of civil rights organizations in pushing for civil rights legislation, and the interaction between African Americans and the federal government in the 20th century. Major features . . .Continue reading BHM in Databases #5 – Black Freedom Struggle
BHM in Databases #4 – Black Drama
Black Drama, now in its expanded third edition, contains the full text of more than 1,700 plays written from the mid-1800s to the present by more than 200 playwrights. Many of the works are rare, hard to find, or out of print with more than 40 percent of the collection consisting of previously unpublished plays . . .Continue reading BHM in Databases #4 – Black Drama
BHM in Databases #3 – Colonial Caribbean
Colonial Caribbean – Stretching from Jamaica and the Bahamas to Trinidad and Tobago, Colonial Caribbean makes available materials from 27 Colonial Office file classes from The National Archives, UK. Covering the history of the various territories under British colonial governance from 1624 to 1870, this extensive resource includes administrative documentation, trade and shipping records, minutes . . .Continue reading BHM in Databases #3 – Colonial Caribbean
BHM in Databases #2 – Black Thought and Culture
Black Thought and Culture In the Black Thought and Culture database, the ideas of over 1,000 authors present an evolving and complex view of what it is to be black in America. This is a huge electronic collection of approximately 100,000 pages of non-fiction writings by major American black leaders—teachers, artists, politicians, religious leaders, athletes, . . .Continue reading BHM in Databases #2 – Black Thought and Culture
BHM in Databases #1 – Black Historical Newspapers (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Your Search for Black History Continues Here…The Furman University Libraries have an extensive collection of databases on the African American, African and African Diaspora experiences, histories and cultures. Many of these collections are repositories of primary source materials including, letters, artifacts, pamphlets, obituaries, etc. There’s much to explore and examine. Immerse yourself in collection every . . .Continue reading BHM in Databases #1 – Black Historical Newspapers (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Stay On Top of the News!
The Furman Libraries provide Furman students, faculty and staff with access to The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. You will find directions to create individual accounts at this url: https://libguides.furman.edu/access-news. Don’t get stuck behind the paywalls. Create your accounts today! Please keep in mind that these accounts allow for . . .Continue reading Stay On Top of the News!