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Black History Month (February)

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

Library DVDs - Documentaries

This is a list of some of the many documentaries held by the MCC Library and are available for checkout with your MCC library card.

Library DVDs - Feature Films

This is a list of some of the many feature films held by the MCC Library and are available for checkout with your MCC library card.