Primary Source Databases
- HistoryMakers Video Archive This link opens in a new windowWatch videos of thousands of oral history interviews that highlight the accomplishments of individual African Americans and African-American-led groups and movements. (HistoryMakers)
- Slavery, Abolition & Social Justice This link opens in a new windowSearch for primary sources that focus on the varieties of slavery (urban, domestic, industrial, farm, ranch, and plantation), the legacies of slavery, the social justice perspective, and the continued existence of slavery in the twentieth century. Documents include manuscripts, pamphlets, books, paintings and maps. (AM)
- Kanopy This link opens in a new windowSearch this streaming video collection of documentaries, educational films, classic Hollywood movies, and world cinema. Note: Not all Kanopy films are immediately available for streaming. For any that are unavailable, please fill out the request form in Kanopy with as much information as possible to convey your teaching or research needs. The library will only unlock videos used for courses and assignments. (OverDrive)
- African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 This link opens in a new window
Search for articles from US newspapers that chronicle 150 years of the African American experience, including the Antebellum South, growth of the Black church, the Jim Crow Era, the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights movement, and more. Note: UR has access to Series 1 only. (Newsbank/Readex)
- Accessible Archives This link opens in a new windowSearch for articles from American newspapers from the 18th and 19th centuries, including African American newspapers and women's suffrage newspapers. (Coherent Digital)
- Southern Oral History ProgramFrom the University of North Carolina's Southern Historical Collection. The SHC is comprised of 5,000 distinct archival collections. Subject strengths include Civil Rights Activism and Community Archives.
Recommended Films
- Oral History of Dr. and Mrs. Wyatt Tee WalkerAn oral history of Dr. Walker and his wife, Theresa Ann, conducted by the University of Richmond in 2016. Oral history conducted by Dr. Joseph Evans, Dean of Religion at Morehouse School of Religion.
- Freedom RidersBased on Raymond Arsenault’s recent book, this documentary film offers an inside look at the brave band of activists who challenged segregation in the Deep South. Produced and directed by Stanley Nelson. Mark Samels, executive producer for American Experience, WGBH.
- Eyes on the PrizeCall Number: E185.61 .E943 2006
A set of seven DVDs from American Experience (PBS) document the Civil Rights Movement from the 1950-1980s. DVD. - 4 Little GirlsA documentary directed by Spike Lee about the 1963 murder of four African-American girls in Birmingham, Ala.
- February One: The Story of the Greensboro FourTells the story of the Greensboro Four. who staged a sit-in at Woolworth's to protest segregation.