By Children’s Librarian Eileen
As school projects are assigned throughout the year, know that your library is here to help! In addition to books, your Oak Park library card gives you access to a number of subscription-based resources that you can use to help you with your research, such as African-American History.
African-American History
This comprehensive library research site covers more than 500 years of the African American experience. It offers a variety of ways to explore African American history and culture, from videos and slideshows providing fascinating visual introductions of key topics to chapters from authoritative print titles, allowing for in-depth study.
You can read biographies of key people, examine famous speeches and other primary sources, view historical images and photographs, and gain context from in-depth timelines and original maps and charts.
African American History allows you to:
- Browse by subject, such as the Underground Railroad, Great Black Migrations, and Harlem Renaissance.
- Browse by era, such as Africa, Colonization, and the Slave Trade Beginnings – 1819 and Civil Rights Protest and Progress 1955-1971.
- Use the search bar if you know what you want to research.
- Search the A to Z topics, all indexed by time period and subject, for quick access.
African American History is an impressive resource with a wealth of information. To learn more about the African American experience, you will definitely want to explore this website, even if you don’t have a school project you need to complete!
To learn more about this comprehensive resource, watch the virtual tutorial on the African American History resource page.
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About Eileen
Eileen Saam is a children’s digital learning librarian who loves discovering new things, learning from others, and sharing with children the joy and wonder of books. One of her favorite things to do at the library is to help children, families, and teachers find books and digital resources that delight and inspire them.