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Databases - Biography

Biography in Context

Information on notable people throughout history. Targeted to grades 6-12.

Black Women in America

Records the achievements of black women throughout American history and highlights their ongoing contributions today  

Britannica Reference Center

Full text of the Encyclopædia with lots of added features

Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895

Covers the colonial period to the age of Frederick Douglass.

Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present

From the age of segregation to the Twenty-First Century.

Marquis Who's Who and Biographies Online

Database of over 1.4 million biographies of leaders and achievers from around the world

Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States

Comprehensive, reliable, and accessible information on the topics of identity, art, politics, religion, education, health, and history