African American Biographical Database: AABD http://aabd.chadwyck.com/
“Contains biographical information, including photographs and illustrations, for African Americans from 1790-1950. Included profiles and full-text sketches providing both biographical detail and illuminating narrative chronicling the lives of Black Americans” Access this database through the Article Resources section of the library’s home page.
American National Biography http://www.anb.org/articles/index.html
“The landmark American National Biography offers portraits of more than 17,400 men and women—from all eras and walks of life—whose lives have shaped the nation.”
Access this database through the Article Resources section of the library’s home page.
King Encyclopedia http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/about_king/encyclopediaFrame.htm
An online encyclopedia devoted to topics associated with the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Oral History Online is a landmark index to English language oral histories. Working with archives, repositories and individuals Alexander Street Press has indexed oral histories that are publicly available on the Web and that are held by repositories and archives around the world. Their intent is to make it possible to find and explore the voices of more than 300,000 individuals. |
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Voices from the Gaps: Women Writers of Color http://voices.cla.umn.edu/newsite/index.htm
“Voices from the Gaps is a World Wide Web project that focuses on the lives and works of women writers of color in North America. …Each author page presents biographical, critical and bibliographical information about the writer, as well as images and quotes pertinent to her life and works. Each page also included links to other resources on the web that provide information about the writer.” African American women writers are included in Voices from the Gaps.
| Web site content: Sally Moffitt |