Explore the scope of African American history and culture with award-winning content

Whether researching a person, place or event in Black History and culture, or learning about the history of the ongoing demands for racial justice, students and scholars seek comprehensive resources that span time. Only ProQuest provides a spectrum of material from the fight for liberation under slavery to the struggles for civil rights of the 20th century. Working in partnership with unique content providers, including the NAACP and the Chicago Defender, ProQuest’s multidisciplinary content includes historical newspapers, archival documents, government records, images, books, video, magazines and more.

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Civil Rights Resource Guide

Civil Rights Resource Guide

The Civil Rights Movement is one of the most inspiring and important social movements in American History. Explore three Civil Rights research topics -- Community Studies, Women in the Civil Rights Movement and NAACP Policy Positions -- with Ebooks, primary sources, video and more.

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ProQuest Black Studies

ProQuest Black Studies

ProQuest Black Studies brings together ProQuest’s award-winning Black Studies content into one destination for research, teaching and learning. It combines primary and secondary sources in an easy-to-use interface that enables students to find the resources they need, by topic pages, timelines, collection pages and more.

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Alexander Street Black Studies Collections

Alexander Street Black Studies Collections

Experience black studies from a new perspective. These interdisciplinary resources feature rare and unique materials that survey the black experience throughout history, culture, literature, arts, drama and more.

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Black History Collections

Black Abolitionist Papers, 1830-1865

Black Abolitionist Papers, 1830-1865

Primary Sources, Academic, Community College, Government, Public, Black History, History & Social Change, U.S. History
Black Freedom Struggle in the United States

Black Freedom Struggle in the United States

Primary Sources, Academic, Community College, Government, K-12, Public, Black History, History & Social Change, U.S. History
Ethnic NewsWatch: A History

Ethnic NewsWatch: A History

Databases, Academic, Community College, Black History, History & Social Change, Indigenous Peoples, Interdisciplinary, Religion & Philosophy, Social Sciences, U.S. History
Ethnic NewsWatch™

Ethnic NewsWatch™

Databases, Academic, Community College, Black History, History & Social Change, Indigenous Peoples, Interdisciplinary, Religion & Philosophy, Social Sciences, U.S. History
History Ebook Subscription

History Ebook Subscription

Books, Academic, Community College, Black History, Cultural History, Early Modern History, Gender Studies, Genealogy, Global Studies, History & Social Change, Indigenous Peoples, Military & Diplomatic History, Political Science, Social Sciences, U.K. History, U.S. History, Women's History, Librarian
ProQuest African American Heritage

ProQuest African American Heritage

Databases, Academic, Public, Black History, Genealogy, History & Social Change
ProQuest Black Studies

ProQuest Black Studies

Primary Sources, Academic, Black History, History & Social Change, Librarian
ProQuest Historical Newspapers™

ProQuest Historical Newspapers™

News and Newspapers, Academic, Community College, Corporate, Government, K-12, Public, Black History, Education, Gender Studies, Genealogy, Global Studies, History & Social Change, Indigenous Peoples, Interdisciplinary, Military & Diplomatic History, Political Science, Social Sciences, Social Sciences, U.K. History, U.S. History, Women's History, Librarian
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