LibGuides: Black History Month (February): Library Research

Use the MCC Library Catalog to find out what physical and electronic resources the Library has available. Enter your search below to get started!

Suggested Library Databases

These library databases will be helpful for your research.

Black Thought and Culture This link opens in a new window
Contains 1,297 sources with 1,098 authors, covering the non-fiction published works of leading African Americans
American History in Video This link opens in a new window
American History in Video provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American history, with 2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles on completion.
Gale in Context: U.S. History This link opens in a new window
This resource provides full-text access to primary and secondary materials that cover some of the most widely studied topics in US history.
Gale OneFile: U.S. History This link opens in a new window
This collection provides full-text access covering current thoughts on events in U.S. history as well as established scholarly work in the field.
Gale Onefile: Diversity Studies This link opens in a new window
The Diversity Studies Collection explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in the global community. Provides partial full-text access to scholarly articles, magazine articles, and more.
Grove Music Online This link opens in a new window
"The authoritative resource for music research with over 52,000 articles written by nearly 9,000 scholars charting the diverse history, theory and cultures of music around the globe."

Searching Library Databases

Interested in researching Black History Month or related topics?

Try our list of keywords and Subject Terms (and possible research topics!) for searching databases like Academic Search Complete to find scholarly, peer-reviewed articles.

African American History Month
Black History Week
Black History
African American History
American Civil Rights Movement
Free African Americans - NOTE: works on African Americans who were legally free prior to the Civil War. Works on African Americans who were freed from slavery as a result of the Civil War are entered under "Freedmen -- United States."
Freedmen - United States
Slavery
Antislavery Movements
Antislavery Literature
Slaves' Writings
Abolitionists
African Americans & Mass Media
History of African American's Civil Rights
Crimes Against African Americans
African Americans - Economic Conditions
Employment of African Americans
African American Genealogy
Health of African Americans
African American Languages
African American Music
African American -- Political Activity
African American Sports
African Americans in Art
African Americans in Motion Pictures