The African American Experience

African American Experience (Greenwood Press) 18th century - present.      Save to del.icio.us
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           This database includes information about the history and culture of African Americans, including:

• Electronic access to more than 300 reference books on African American topics, including encyclopedias, handbooks, and the 67-volume Classic Manuscript Collection, published by Negro University Press
• Hundreds of primary documents, including manuscripts, speeches, court cases, and advertisements
• 4000 electronically searchable slave interviews

This database also has multimedia content, including audio clips, photographs, maps, and links to websites.

If you are studying any area of the humanities, fine and performing arts, or sciences, this database will help you identify influential African Americans in your field.