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History of Black Excellence Project

"Thurgood Marshall, attorney for the NAACP / [TOH]." Original black and white negative by Thomas J. O'Halloran. Taken September 17th, 1957, Washington D.C, United States (@libraryofcongress). Colorized by Jordan J. Lloyd. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA https://www.loc.gov/item/2003688132/

Welcome to the History of Black Excellence Project Resource page! On this page, you'll find links and suggestions to help you in your independent research.

From our own library:

Oxford African American Studies database: This database contains many resources on a variety of subjects related to Black American history and culture. 

To access: If you are on campus, the database will login automatically. If not, sign in with your SI credentials to this page to access the passwords for all of our databases. Use the Oxford Products password.

Wilsey Library Catalog of books: Search for books on your subject or ideas. We have a pretty deep collection, but if you can’t find what you are looking for, email us at si_librarians@siprep.org or LiveChat us and we’ll be able to help you search. If you find what you’re looking for, stop by the library and check them out. If you are working off campus, email us and we can mail the book(s) to you.

From SFPL:

African American Music Reference Essays, images and liner notes covering jazz, spirituals, civil rights songs, hip hop, R&B, gospel, and more. 

To access: Use your SFPL login information. To find that information, search your school email for an email dated 8/28/20 from publicaffairs@sfpl.org. This email contains your SFPL card number and PIN. If you still can't find your log in informtion, email us at si_librarians@siprep.org or LiveChat us for help.

Ethnic Newswatch: “Ethnic NewsWatch is a current resource of full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives. The database now also contains Ethnic NewsWatch: A History, which provides historical coverage of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals from 1959-1989.” 

To access: Use your SFPL login information. To find that information, search your school email for an email dated 8/28/20 from publicaffairs@sfpl.org. This email contains your SFPL card number and PIN. If you still can't find your log in informtion, email us at si_librarians@siprep.org or LiveChat us for help.

SFPL Catalog: Search the catalog, then filter your search results by clicking the eBook filter so that you have access to books you can read immediately on your iPad or phone.

  

To access: Use your SFPL login information. To find that information, search your school email for an email dated 8/28/20 from publicaffairs@sfpl.org. This email contains your SFPL card number and PIN. If you still can't find your log in informtion, email us at si_librarians@siprep.org or LiveChat us for help.
 

Photo of Simone Leigh. Kknodell - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80353240

Outside Resources, all freely accessible:

BlackPast.org “BlackPast is dedicated to providing a global audience with reliable and accurate information on the history of African America and of people of African ancestry around the world. We aim to promote greater understanding through this knowledge to generate constructive change in our society.”

Hip Hop Archive: “Facilitating and encouraging the pursuit of knowledge, art, culture and responsible leadership through Hiphop.”

National Museum of African American History and Culture Online Collection: This is a great source of images to use in your project.

National Archives African American Heritage Collection: A deep collection of documents, images, and analysis detailing the Black experience in the United States.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Digital Collection: Search through the Online Exhibitions and Illustrations and Images for inspiration and information you can use.