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Celebrate Black History Month in POWER Library!
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Discover Your Next Great Read by an African American Author in the Books and Authors E-Resource!
Using the Advanced Search - Ethnicity filter in Books and Authors enables the discovery of titles authored by over 2,800 African Americans!
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Learn About More Than 400 years of African American History in the United States!
Did you know?
  • A black sailor named Crispus Attucks is said to have been the first American to die in the Boston Massacre.
  • In 1816 Richard Allen, a slave who bought his own freedom, formed the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Philadelphia in response to an unbending policy of segregated seating in the city's white Methodist church.
Explore African American history in the U.S. with the African American entry in the Encyclopedia of Multicultural America available in the GALE E-Books e-resource!

Learn about the above and much more with the following topics covered:
  • Overview  
  • History Of The People
  • Settlement In The United States
  • Language
  • Religion
  • Culture And Assimilation
  • Family And Community Life
  • Employment And Economic Conditions
  • Politics And Government
  • Notable Individuals
  • Media
  • Organizations And Associations
  • Museums And Research Centers
Access the Encyclopedia of Multicultural America in GALE E-Books Now!

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Beginning Readers Can Learn about Famous Black Americans and Events in BookFLIX!
Choose the "People & Places" category in BookFLIX to find the following title pairs that include a short video and animated e-book:

  • Amazing Grace (video) and Jackie Robison (e-book)
  • Coretta Scott (video) and Martin Luther King Jr. Day (e-book)
  • Martin's Big Words (video) and Martin Luther King Jr. (e-book)
  • The Other Side (video) and Ruby Bridges (e-book)
  • Rosa (video) and Rosa Parks (e-book)
  • Show Way (video) and Harriet Tubman (e-book)
Use BookFLIX Now!

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Explore the Poetry of Langston Hughes, Phillis Wheatley, and Many Other African American Authors in LitFinder!
Using the Advanced Search - Ethnicity filter enables the discovery of over 5,600 full-text primary source and literary works by African American authors!
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Explore African American History and Culture with Digital Collections available in PA Photos and Documents!
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POWER Library News Issue No. 94