African-American History: New Topic Centers

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African-American History: New Topic Centers

Six new subject Topic Centers have just been added to our African-American History database, offering specially selected content on milestone events and subjects throughout African-American history and complementing the Topic Centers on historical eras.  These new, more focused Topic Centers cover the key, high-interest historical topics that students and researchers are most frequently searching for and studying. The important subjects covered include:

  • Abolitionist Movement
  • Underground Railroad
  • Emancipation Proclamation
  • Great Black Migrations
  • Harlem Renaissance
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

Each Topic Center includes:

  • A selection of overview essays and articles that give broad coverage to the topic discussed and provide a solid background to these historic periods and movements
  • Suggested research terms that yield productive search results and have been handpicked by our editors
  • Videos and slideshows in the right rail that provide visual support to the topic
  • Primary source documents most relevant to that particular time period
  • Original maps and charts
  • Timelines

Click on the links below for more information about African-American History: