National African American History Month

Books

Library Catalog - search by su:African Americans and su:history

Ebrary - search by subject "African American*" to find over 175 ebook titles

Articles

Select Full Text Journals from EBSCOhost and ProQuest:

• African American Review
• Black Collegian
• Black History Bulletin
• Black Scholar
• Diverse Issues in Higher Education
• Harvard Journal of African American Public Policy
• Journal of African American History
• Western Journal of Black Studies

Facts.com - browse Issues & Controversies in American History for articles outlining aspects of African American history, accompanied by primary sources and other reference materials. Titles include:

• Bodenner, Chris. "Transatlantic Slave Trade." 29 May 2007.
• Kauffman, Jill. "Underground Railroad." 1 Dec. 2008.
• Bodenner, Chris. "Emancipation Proclamation." 28 Nov. 2006.
• Allard, Phil. "Civil War: Reconstruction." 21 Feb. 2006.
• Bodenner, Chris. "Harlem Renaissance." 19 July 2006.
• Bodenner, Chris. "Civil Rights Act of 1964." 12 June 2006.
• Ozga, Matthew. "Black Power Movement." 1 Mar. 2006.
• Kauffman, Jill. "Affirmative Action in Education: The Bakke Case." 22 July 2008.

Reference
Encyclopedia Britannica Online: Guide to Black History
Gale Virtual Reference:
Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. Colin A. Palmer, ed. 2nd ed. Detroit: Macmillan, 2006.

Web
United States. White House. National African American History Month, 2009 - by the President of the United States - A Proclamation. February 2nd, 2009. "This year's theme, "The Quest for Black Citizenship in the Americas," is a chance to examine the evolution of our country and how African Americans helped draw us ever closer to becoming a more perfect union."
United States. Library of Congress. African American Odyssey. Exhibitions from the American Memory National Digital Library. Association for the Study of African American Life and History Civil Rights Digital Library "About the NAACP." "On February 12, 2009, the NAACP will mark its 100th anniversary."