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Black History Month Library - Google Drive Created by Charles Alexander Preston, the Google Drive Library contains free pdfs, ebooks, and videos.
#blacklivesmatter library, teaching, activism, and community resource list
MIT Black History Archive The MIT Black History Project began in 1995 with the goal of documenting the role of Black life at MIT since the Institute’s founding in 1861. These multiple roles have evolved over time and even exceeded those realized at many historically prestigious predominantly white institutions of higher learning. The Project’s continuing objective is to research and disseminate a varied set of materials that shed light on this rich, significant legacy
The Yvonne Pappenheim Library on Racism The Yvonne Pappenheim Library is a free lending library of materials about racism and white privilege in the United States. You can search the online catalog or stop by the library which is located in Boston.
African-American Migration Experience “The website is organized around thirteen defining migrations that have formed and transformed African America and the nation. Each migration is presented through five units: a narrative, about 100 illustrations with captions and bibliographical information, from twenty to forty research resources consisting of essays, books, book chapters, articles, and manuscripts, maps, and lesson plans.” There is extensive material covering all migrations of African-Americans from the initial transatlantic slave trade through the return south migration, along with African immigration. All in-text cited articles appear to offer full-text accessibility. The site can be viewed in non-flash version and is fully searchable.
African Web Links: An Annotated Resource List Portal to many different topics and web links.
African American Perspectives: Materials Selected from the Rare Book Collection “African American Perspectives” gives a panoramic and eclectic review of African American history and culture from the early 19th through the early 20th centuries, with the bulk of the material published between 1875 and 1900. Among the authors represented are Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Benjamin W. Arnett, Alexander Crummel, and Emanuel Love.
African Studies Centre Founded in 1947, the African Studies Centre (ASC) is an independent research institute that specializes in research on Africa in the social sciences and disseminates knowledge of African societies and cultures in the Netherlands. The ASC has a research department and a library, documentation and information department. Its library collection focuses entirely on Africa – both North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa – and is the most extensive and specialized collection on Africa in the Netherlands.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Major resource from the New York Public Library.
African Studies Another portal of excellent information on conducting research in African Studies.
Criminalizing Survival: A Resource of Curricula and Activities This new resource includes curriculum units and activities that can be used for political education focused on the intersections between racialized gender-based violence and criminalization. Some of the activities also address the problems of carceral feminisms and crimmigration.
The Green Book Digital Archive The Jewish press has long published information about places that are restricted and there are numerous publications that give the gentile whites all kinds of information. But during these long years of discrimination, before 1936 other guides have been published for the Negro, some are still published, but the majority have gone out of business for various reasons
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Digital Gateway This documentary website tells the story of how young activists in SNCC united with local people in the Deep South to build a grassroots movement for change that empowered the Black community and transformed the nation. The SNCC Digital Gateway portrays how SNCC, alongside thousands of local Black residents, worked for Black people to take control of their political and economic lives. It also unveils the inner workings of SNCC as an organization, examining how it coordinated sit-ins and freedom schools, voter registration and economic cooperatives, anti-draft protests and international solidarity struggles.

JOURNALS

Black Music Research Journal Black Music Research Journal includes articles about the philosophy, aesthetics, history, and criticism of black music. BMRJ is an official journal of the Center for Black Music Research and is published by the University of Illinois Press.
Journal of Black Studies Articles containing full analytical discussion of economic, political, sociological, historical, literary and philosophical issues related to persons of African descent.
African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal Publishes articles on the study of the deterritorialised and transnational nature of the African and Black Diaspora.
The Black Scholar Presents African-American essays on a broad range of issues of concern to scholars in sociology, history, literature, political science, health, art, women's studies and ethnic studies.
Black Issues in Higher Edcuation Articles, news, and, reviews about issues in Afro-American education.
The Western Journal of Black Studies Publishes articles that report original investigations & contribute new knowledge & understanding to the field of Black/African American studies.
Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society Maps the intellectual contours of the contemporary Black experience: the various ideological debates, politics, culture, & recent history of African American people.
The Journal of Black Psychology Articles, review articles and book reviews focusing on psychology and understanding experiences and behavior of Black populations.

BLACK HISTORY@SIMMONS

This exhibit presents an overview of the experience of the black students who attended Simmons College and the impact their presence had on the institution, most significantly, perhaps, through the promotion and provoking of conversation, reflection, and change.

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Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture, & Law This link opens in a new window A comprehensive collection of legal and historical materials documenting slavery in the English-speaking world.
Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture, & Law includes every statute and reported case on slavery from U.S. colonies and states. Content covers legal materials, historical documents, and scholarly commentary. The collection provides essential primary sources. This resource supports research in legal history, African American studies, and social justice.
America: History and Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window The primary database for research on United States and Canadian history, offering comprehensive coverage from prehistoric times to the present.
America: History & Life provides abstracts and full text for articles, dissertations, and book reviews related to North American history and culture. The database includes content from 1964 forward, with English abstracts for foreign language articles. Coverage spans social, cultural, political, and economic history. This resource is essential for historical research, academic writing, and understanding North American historical developments.
HistoryMakers This link opens in a new window The largest African American video oral history collection, preserving and sharing the life stories of thousands of African Americans.
HistoryMakers contains over 9,000 hours of first-person video interviews with African Americans from various walks of life. Content includes interviews conducted across the United States and internationally. The collection preserves personal narratives and historical perspectives. This resource is invaluable for African American studies, oral history, and social history research.

African American History Umbra Search African American History makes African American history more broadly accessible through a freely available widget and search tool, umbrasearch.org; digitization of African American materials across University of Minnesota collections; and support of students, educators, artists, and the public through residencies, workshops, and events locally and around the country.

JSTOR This link opens in a new window A major digital library providing access to academic journals, books, and primary sources across disciplines.
JSTOR offers comprehensive coverage of scholarly content in humanities, social sciences, and sciences. The platform provides access to complete journal runs, including historical issues dating to the 1800s. Content emphasizes high-quality, peer-reviewed materials. This resource is essential for academic research across multiple disciplines.
Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window The definitive index for world history research from 1450 to the present, excluding North America.
Historical Abstracts plus Full Text covers the history of the world excluding the United States and Canada. Content includes academic journals in over 40 languages dating back to 1955. Coverage encompasses political, social, economic, and military history. This database is essential for historical research and historiography.
Art Full Text (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window A comprehensive art research database covering fine, decorative, and commercial art, as well as photography, film, and architecture.
Art Full Text provides international coverage of arts-related publications, including scholarly journals and art magazines. The database offers full-color PDF articles and spans traditional and contemporary art forms. Content includes critical analysis, exhibition reviews, and artistic techniques. This resource supports research in art history, criticism, and practice.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window A streaming video platform offering a curated collection of educational films and documentaries.
Kanopy provides access to thousands of films including documentaries, educational content, and classic cinema. The collection includes content from the Criterion Collection and leading educational producers. Videos support curriculum needs across academic disciplines. This platform serves both classroom instruction and independent learning.

Africa Today Since 1954, Africa Today has been at the forefront in publishing Africanist, reform-minded research. Africa Today provides access to the best scholarly work from around the world on a full range of political, economic, and social issues.
AfricaBib.org contains the Africana Periodical Literature Database, African Women Bibliographic Database, and links to several other very useful indexes.
African Studies Centre Database of abstracts of books and articles on all aspects of Africa in the social sciences, from the Netherlands-based research center.

Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window A comprehensive database of scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers covering nearly all academic subjects, making it an ideal starting point for research in any field.
Academic Search Ultimate is a comprehensive database of scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers covering nearly all academic disciplines. The collection includes both peer-reviewed and general interest publications, with content dating back to 1865. It offers extensive full-text access to academic literature across the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and more. This database serves as an excellent starting point for research projects in any subject area.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window The world's most comprehensive sociology research database, covering all sub-disciplines and related areas.
SocINDEX with Full Text provides extensive coverage of sociology and related social sciences literature. The database includes journals, books, and conference papers with some content dating to 1908. Coverage includes author profiles and specialized sociology indexing. This resource is essential for social science research and education.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window A leading platform for humanities and social sciences content from university presses and scholarly publishers.
Project MUSE provides access to high-quality academic content in humanities and social sciences. The collection includes full-text journals and ebooks from prestigious publishers. Coverage spans literature, history, political science, and cultural studies. This resource supports scholarly research across multiple humanities disciplines.

ZINES IN OUR COLLECTION

Back to nappy : guide to beautifully regressing to natural hair by Roechelle Adair
Call Number: Zines HLP .B33 2015
Publication Date: 2015
This zine talks about the politics of chemically treated hair for black women and provides resources on transitioning back to natural hair. Also includes tips on caring for natural hair, natural hair food recipes, and hair styling/training techniques.
Black women & self care : thoughts on mental health, oppression & healing by Naomi Moyer
Call Number: Zines HLM .B53 2015
Publication Date: 2015
This zine focuses on mental health specifically for black women and covers topics like depression, PTSD, and connections between white supremacy, oppression and mental health as they affect women of color. Sections discuss the role that cultural stereotypes (like the Angry Black Woman) have negative effects on self-image.
(H)afrocentric : the comic by illustrated by John R. Mathis ; written by Juliana "Jewels" Smith
Call Number: Zines CMA .H34 2011
Publication Date: 2011
Comic that addresses race, class, gender and sexuality issues through dialogue

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