Black History Month 2008
Books | Films & Documentaries | Websites
In celebration of Black History Month, Langsdale Library is highlighting works that touch on this year's theme,“Carter G. Woodson and the Origins of Multiculturalism," with a focus on African American contributions to the arts.
For help locating these titles, or to locate additional resources, please stop by or contact the Reference Desk.
Books
African Americans in Art: selections from the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago: The Art Institute, 1999
N6538 .N5 A76 1999
Chang, Jeff
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation
New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2005
ML3531 .C5 2005
Floyd, Samuel
The Power of Black Music: Interpreting its H istory from Africa to the United States
New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.
ML3556 .F65 1995
Jenoure, Terry
Navigators: African American Musicians, Dancers, and Visual Artists in Academe
Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2000
Net Library E-Book (Access to this electronic book is available to students, faculty, staff, and on-site users at USMAI institutions)
Lewis, Samella S.
African American Art and Artists
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003
XN6538 .N5 L38 2003
Merlis, Bob
Heart & Soul: A Celebration of Black Music Style in America, 1930-1975
New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2004
Special Collections (by appt. only): ML3479 .M47 2004
Patton, Sharon F.
African-American A rt
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998
Net Library E-Book (Access to this electronic book is available to students, faculty, staff, and on-site users at USMAI institutions)
Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997
N6538 .N5 R56 1997
Roberts, John Storm
Black Music of Two Worlds: African, Caribbean, Latin, and African-American Traditions, 2 nd ed.
New York: Schirmer Books, 1998.
ML3556 .R6 1998
Shapiro, Peter
The Rough Guide to Hip-Hop , 2 nd ed.
New York: Penguin Putnam, 2005
XML3531 .S55 2005
(top)
Films & Documentaries
American Roots Music (2001) ML3551 .A542 2001 DVD
Dreamgirls (2007) PN1995.9.M86 D743645757 2007
Hustle & Flow (2005) PN 1995.9 M86 H972 2005
Idlewild (2006)PN1995.9.M86 I3549553 2006
Strange Fruit (2002) HV6457 .S773 2002
There are more video and audio recordings available in the Pullen jazz collection. For more information about access, please contact Special Collections.
(top)
Websites
American Memory Project - African American Collection
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?category=African%20American%20History
This is a list of the 16 multimedia collections available online from the Library of Congress. The collections include Sheet Music,Slave Narratives (audio), The Zora Neale Hurston Plays, and many others.
Association for the Study of African Life and History (ASALH) http://www.asalh.org/themes_future.html
This organization sets the theme for U.S. Black History Month each year. You can also find previous and future themes here.
Black History Month Free Resources Site (Gale)
http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/
Includes screensavers, calendars, activities, biographies, a quiz, and other materials.
Black Voices – Black History Month
http://www.blackvoices.com/black-history-month
This AOL portal links to articles, image galleries, discussion boards about the African American experience.
Museum of Broadcast Communications – Black History Month 2008
http://www.museum.tv/exhibitionssection.php
A multimedia exhibition of material from the MBC archives that highlights “African-American contributions to broadcasting.”
National Register of Historic Places - Celebrate African American History Month 2008
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/feature/afam/
From the website: "This site showcases historic properties listed in the National Register,National Register publications, and National Park units commemorating the events and people, the designs and achievements that help illustrate African Americans' contributions to American history."
Profile America : Black History Month
http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/broadcast/radio/special_radio_features.html
From the website: "Profile America is a daily, 60-second feature that uses interesting vignettes from key events, observances or commemorations for that day to highlight information collected by the Census Bureau."
Each 60-second podcast features the contributions of a different African-American. You can listen online, or download the .mp3 file. There is also an RSS feed available.
Smithsonian Education – Black History Month
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/heritage_month/
Find a list of resources, events, and visitor information.
(top)
2/08 TS