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Research Guides: Black History                                                                                                        ~ click here to return to topics ~

 Featured Titles

A four-hundred-year history of the African-American experience traces four pivotal migrations, including the violent relocation of one million slaves to the antebellum South and the movement of millions to industrial cities a century later.              Part guidebook, part civil rights primer, A Traveler's Guide to the Civil Rights Movement memorializes the years 1954 to 1965 as well as the vast, underappreciated black history from which our modern civil rights movement began.              From slavery to freedom describes the rise of slavery, the interaction of European and African cultures in the New World, and the emergence of a distinct culture and way of life among slaves and free Blacks. The authors examine the role of Blacks in the nation's wars, the rise of an articulate, restless free Black community by the end of the eighteenth century, and the growing resistance to slavery among an expanding segment of the Black population.        
Reference – 1st Floor  
 The African American Almanac - R 305.896 Afr
A thorough overview of African American history via 29 broad subject headings.

 Civil Rights in the United States - R 323.4 Civ
The people and events in US civil rights, from the 1790 Naturalization Law to the present.

 International Dictionary of Black Composers  - R 780.92 Int
Lives and works for185 musicians and composers. Includes discographies.

African American Lives - R 920.0092 Afr
Over 600 biographies of 1,000 – 3,000 words covering 500 years of Blacks in North America. Hundreds of illustrations and photos.

Black Women in America – An Historical Encyclopedia - R 920.0092 Bla
Covers 17th century slave women to contemporary times. 450+ photos.


 DVDs - 3rd Floor
 African American Lives - DVD 920.0092 Afr

Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 - DVD 323.4 Eye

Martin Luther King: I Have a Dream - DVD 323.092 Mar

 
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  Local Resource for Black History

 
Hannibal Square Heritage Center
642 West New England Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32789
407-539-2680
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  Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 305.5, 305.8, 323.4, 920, 973
  In addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way to find good sources of information
  is to do a subject search in our Library catalog. You can access the Library catalog from the Library or from your home computer by going to our Web page (www.wppl.org),
  then to Search Our Catalog.  Good subject searches are: African American; slavery; civil rights.
 
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