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Beck reference collection online

This collection of seven resources in the subjects of African-Americans, Africa, and civil rights include biographies, a chronology, an almanac, and encyclopedias. This collection is provided by the Beck Cultural Exchange Center. Search this collection

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1.	The History of Blacks in Knoxville, Tennessee, 1791-1891
2.	Two hundred years of Black culture in Knoxville, Tennessee: 1791 to 1991
3.	Diary of a sit-in
4.	Trial and triumph: essays in Tennessee's African American history
5.	Anatomy of four race riots: racial conflict in Knoxville, Elaine (Arkansas), Tulsa, and Chicago, 1919-1921

1.	African American history in the press, 1851-1899
2.	The African American years
3.	Historical statistics of Black America
4.	Slavery in America: from colonial times to the Civil War
5.	Freedom on my mind: the Columbia documentary history of the African American experience

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History, Biography, Art

	History Click above to browse through the library's items relating to African American history.
	Biography Click above to browse through the library's items relating to African American biography.
	Art Click above to browse through the library's items relating to African American art.

American Memory: African American History


	Collections from the Library of Congress These collections offer students of history the opportunity to view primary resources such as pamphlets, sheet music, maps, and personal narratives.

Martin Luther King, Jr. research


	King Papers Project Find speeches, sermons, articles, and much more at this website.