The first celebration of African-American history week took place in February, 1926. Initiated by American historian Carter Woodson, the week celebrated the contributions to America by people of African descent, […]
Claude Levi-Strauss dies at 100
Claude Lévi-Strauss, one of the last icons of 20th century French intellectual life, died over the weekend at the age of 100. He was considered and will be remembered as the […]
Workshop: Spatial Intelligence for China and Global Studies
Workshop: Spatial Intelligence for China and Global Studies Presented by Shuming Bao Ph.D. China Data Center/University of Michigan Time: Thursday, October 29th, 12-1pm Location: Electronic Resource Center, Eisenhower Library M-level […]
Featured: Black Drama, 1850 to Present
Black Drama contains the full text of 1,200 plays written from the mid-1800s to the present by more than 100 playwrights from North America, English-speaking Africa, the Caribbean, and other […]
New: Statesman’s Yearbook Online
Statesman’s Yearbook Online provides reliable and timely information on every country in the world, covering key historical events, population, city profiles, social statistics, climate, recent elections, current leaders, defence, international […]
Featured: Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS)
Created by the U.S. intelligence community to benefit policy makers and analysts, FBIS Daily Reports (1974-1996) offers foreign views and perspectives on historical events from thousands of monitored broadcasts and […]
AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive: Find Images, Audio, and More
AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive provides photographs, audio sound bites, graphics and text spanning over 160 years of history. From simple keyword searching to more complex searches such as concept, color, and […]
Featured: Aluka for African Sources and Plants
Aluka is a digital library of scholarly resources from and about Africa. It has three major content areas: African cultural heritage sites and landscapes, African plants, and struggles for freedom […]
Contest: Research Election History and Third Parties
What do the Communist Party, Constitution Party, Green Party, and Libertarian Party all have in common? They’re all third parties in the U.S., who represent differing origins, viewpoints, and intentions […]
Featured: CQ Voting and Elections Collection
Whether you are writing a paper on electoral politics or exploring the history and evolution of American elections, CQ Voting and Elections Collection can provide you with rich and detailed […]