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
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