Research Guides: Black History Month @ The University Libraries: Learn more: Databases &amp; web gems

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Select GALILEO databases

Explore these select GALILEO databases for African American history and culture topics available from Reese Library:

African American history in Georgia

The following databases are part of the Digital Library of Georgia, which is a gateway to Georgia's history and culture found in digitized books, manuscripts, photographs, government documents, newspapers, maps, audio, video, and other resources.

African American Funeral Programs from the East Central Georgia Regional Library
Consists of over one thousand funeral programs ranging from 1933 to 2008 (with the bulk of the collection beginning in the 1960s) from the Eula M. Ramsey Johnson Memorial Funeral Program Collection….Many of the people included in this collection were prominent in their communities, and many were involved locally in the struggle for civil rights.
Civil Rights Digital Library
The Civil Rights Digital Library (CRDL) links to primary sources and other educational materials from libraries, archives, museums, public broadcasters, and others on a national scale. The CRDL features a collection of more than 30 hours of unedited news film from the WSB (Atlanta) and WALB (Albany, Ga.) television archives held by the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia Libraries.
Robert E. Williams Photographic Collection: African-Americans in the Augusta, Ga. Vicinity (Richmond Co.), circa 1872-1898
Consists of 86 glass plate negatives and positive prints of African-Americans in the Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia area. Robert E. Williams, an African-American photographer, operated a studio, R. Williams and Son, in Augusta, Georgia, from 1888 until around 1908.

For artistic or musical topics

International Bibliography of Theater & Dance with Full Text (IBTD)
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text includes full-text articles and books for those studying theatre and the performing arts. This database was initiated by the American Society for Theatre Research, and the Theatre Research Data Center (TRDC) at Brooklyn College has published 14 volumes of the IBTD since 1984.
Music Online (formerly Classical Music Library)
Alexander Street's Music Online platform provides streaming access to 10 million tracks across multiple collections, including Classical Music Library, American Music, Jazz and World Music.
Access Note: The MY COLLECTIONS menu lists music genres.

For general historical materials

Academic Search Complete

Multi-disciplinary database offering full-text coverage of information in mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, humanities, and technology.
America: History & Life
America: History & Life is the definitive bibliographic citation tool for the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. It includes indexing for 1700 English language historical journals, including selected local history journals. The database also includes citations to dissertations and book reviews in American and Canadian history.
JSTOR

Provides electronic access to back issues (from the date of first publication) of selected, core journals, organized into the Arts and Sciences Collections I & II, the General Sciences Collection, the Ecology and Botany Collection, and the Business Collection.
Research Library
Research Library provides one-stop access to a wide range of popular academic subjects and includes full-text access for thousands of titles, including scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers. Coverage: 1971 - present.

Freely available online resources

Learn more about various aspects of African American history by exploring these websites of museums, libraries, and associations.

The King Center
Established in 1968 by Coretta Scott King, The King Center is the official, living memorial dedicated to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The website includes information about Dr. King's Life and Work, information about the King Library and Archive, an online photo and video archive, and more.
Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History
Promotes the legacy educator of Ms. Lucy Craft Laney through art and history.
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Part of the Smithsonian Museum, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, focuses on African Americans' contributions within the United States. Some of the museum's highlights include Harriet Tubman's hymnal, Michael Jackson's fedora, historic textiles, and various artworks.
The National Museum of African American Music
The National Museum of African American Music opened in early 2021 and is "the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many music genres created, influenced, and inspired by African Americans. The museum's expertly-curated collections share the story of the American soundtrack by integrating history and interactive technology to bring the musical heroes of the past into the present."
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is "devoted to the research, preservation, and exhibition of materials focused on African American, African Diaspora, and African experiences." This research division of the New York Public Library System provides access to historical materials through manuscripts, rare books, art works, photographs, and visual and audio recordings.

Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)
The mission of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is to promote, research, preserve, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history, and culture to the global community.
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
The Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. (TAI) "focus on honoring the accomplishments and perpetuating the history of African Americans who participated in air crew, ground crew and operations support training in the Army Air Corps during WWII."

Local Educator and Mentor Rosa T. Beard

Photo courtesy of Sandra Wimberly

"Rosa T. Beard was a former chemistry teacher at T.W. Josey High School and was the founder of the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club for Girls, which she ran from 1963 until 2009. In 1966 she was named Josey High School’s Teacher of the Year for her work advising a student Rocket Club. Club members built rockets that won awards in several science fairs, including one from the U.S. Patent Office. Members went on to pursue careers in science and government and became doctors, military officers, ministers, an ambassador, and a Superior Court judge.”

from Ms. Beard's obituary by Carole Hawkins, as reported in The Augusta Chronicle, December 10, 2010