How do I find information about what was happening historically and culturally during my writer's life?
There are specialized databases for finding information on what life was like at various times in United States history. Search the databases listed below for the writers, time periods, or events of interest (for example: David Walker, antebellum south, Harlem Renaissance).
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- Daily Life through History This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive, cross-disciplinary resource of social history from ancient times to the present including books, articles, images, maps, primary documents, and more; exploring how others lived and live their lives, and how their lives shaped ours. Full-text. (NVCC)
- U.S. History (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new windowIncludes U.S. History reference articles, periodical articles, images, and primary documents. (NVCC)
- Oxford African American Studies Center This link opens in a new windowOver 8,000 articles by top scholars that focus on the lives and events which have shaped African American history and culture. Also includes images and primary sources. (NVCC)
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The Liberty Almanac for 1847: [title page, showing freed slave with U.S. Capitol in background]
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