Recommended Resources: Black History
February is Black History or African American History Month and Charlene Maxey-Harris, Associate Dean of Libraries and Interim Chair of Discovery & Resource Management for the Libraries, recommends several archival resources, including African American Periodicals and Afro-Americana Imprints, that have been added to the collection in recent years. Check out the trial Gale Diversity resources through March 31st, 2022.
Other favorite resources include:
• Black Studies Center–current scholarly journal articles, dissertations, essays
• African American Communities–primary sources that focus on African American life in cities St. Louis, Atlanta, Chicago, and North Carolina
• Ethnic Newswatch–newspapers and magazines from the ethnic and minority presses
• Slavery, Abolition, and Social Justice primary sources–newest resource from Adam Matthew
Enjoy exploring these recommendations.
Trial: Academic Video Online
UNL Libraries now has a second round of trial access to Academic Video Online, a multidisciplinary video collection on ProQuest’s Alexander Street platform including documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, news programs and newsreels, and demonstrations. The trial continues through April 9. Please send feedback to Casey Hoeve, associate professor and Head of Content & Collections for the Libraries, at achoeve@unl.edu