Black History Month is now a one hundred year tradition! Carter G. Woodson, who in 1915 formed the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, stated in a 1926 press release that his newly formed group was declaring mid February to be Negro History Week.

In honor of its hundredth birthday, here’s a list of New York Law Institute resources to help you celebrate!

  1. Three great eBooks on Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall…..
Exporting American Dreams: Thurgood Marshall’s African Journey, Thurgood Marshall and Brown versus The Board of Education and Conviction: The Murder Trial that Powered Thurgood Marshall’s Fight for Civil Rights all available as eBooks to NYLI members….

2. Fifty Superseded state statutes — before and after the Civil War — for primary resources of changing state laws regarding election law, voter rights, emancipation and equal rights…

Superseded state statutes — all fifty!.. available in NYLI’s print collection

3. ProQuest Congressional — ready-made history and topics... including one on the 1964 Act…..

4. eBook Resources on the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr……

Different aspects of a great man’s life and work….found in NYLI’s eBook collection….

5. Congressional Hearing…. many involving Civil Rights Heroes…..

House & Senate Hearings…. yes, once again –available at PQ Congressional!

6. Can’t help but be a little New York centric… don’t let Black History month go by without learning about Brooklyn’s own Shirley Chisholm….

Representing Brooklyn, Presidential candidate…read up !

7. …. And a shout out to the Harlem Renaissance and the librarian who held famous salons…. Regina Anderson Andrews….

Author, Salon Doyenne…& librarian! Read as an eBook…

8. Citizenship and voting rights ….. part of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement — and we’ve got Supreme Court analysis and Constitutional law books for you….

For a quick overview — you can’t beat a Nutshell! And for a deep focus, check out this title by Professor Rivers. Both eBooks are available at NYLI….

9. Let’s not overlook Entrepreunership and the economic freedom it brings….

Harvard case studies….. a hidden history no longer..& you guessed it, available at NYLI as an eBook.

10. I saved the best for last; Professor Gates and Professor Higginbotham’s comprehensive encyclopedia — both a starting point for any Black History research and the type of book you can just browse and learn from.

Definitive…for browsing… researching & learning more… click here for the NYLI eBook record…

Librarianship is all about learning more and providing access to the materials that allow you to dig deeper into your subject areas . NYLI membership gives you the resources; print (current and superseded), eBooks, ProQuest Congressional, Records & Briefs, LLMC, and skilled librarians to guide you…..

Click here for trial membership information…..