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- Oxford African American Studies Center This link opens in a new window
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Provides students, scholars and librarians with more than 8,000 articles by top scholars in the field. The core content includes: Africana, an account of the African and African American experience in five volumes, new Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895 which documents the full range of the African American experience, the African American National Biography, and Black Women in America as well as primary source materials.
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- Black America: a state-by-state historical encyclopediaBlack Americans have played an invaluable role in creating our great nation in myriad ways, including their physical contributions and labor during the slavery era; intellectually, spiritually, and politically; in service to our country in military duty; and in areas of popular culture such as music, art, sports, and entertainment. The chapters extend chronologically from the colonial period to the present.
- Encyclopedia of African American Education2009 ed. The entries provide a comprehensive overview of educational institutions at every level, from preschool through graduate and professional training, with special attention to historically and predominantly Black colleges and universities. The encyclopedia follows the struggle of African Americans to achieve equality in education—beginning among an enslaved population and evolving into the present—as the efforts of many remarkable individuals furthered this cause through court decisions and legislation.
- Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new windowCoverage: current. Grove Art Online has been relaunched as Oxford Art Online. Provides web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, Brenzit Dictionary of Artists and the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, also offering thumbnail art images, line drawings, and extensive image links.
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Terms of use - Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon Online / Artists of the World Online This link opens in a new windowContains authoritative, up-to-date biographical information on more than 1 million artists, In addition to the biography, each article contains information on the artist's creative work and his or her art historical significance. A selection of works with their locations, details of exhibitions and an extensive bibliography round off each article.
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