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Welcome

Welcome to the African American Resources guide. Here you will find information about conducting African American History & Research, Books and Movies about the culture, Events, Local and National Organizations and Places to visit. You are viewing the Home page of the Guide.

Search our databases

Search our databases to locate magazine and journal articles about African American life, history, and culture.

MasterFILE Complete
Ancestry Library (Library Use Only)
Visit a library to use this database.
This collection of more than 4,000 databases and two billion names is essential to having a broad genealogy collection, and its valuable content is a strong complement to HeritageQuest™ Online.
Fold3 Library Edition
Visit a library to use this database.
The Footnote.com collections feature documents, most never before available before on the Internet, relating to the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, US Presidents, historical newspapers, naturalization documents, and much more.

Why the name Fold3?
Traditionally, the third fold in some flag-folding ceremonies honors and remembers veterans for their sacrifice in defending their country and promoting peace in the world.

Places to Visit

Carver Branch Library
San Antonio's Premier African American Library, one of the oldest in the city, with a rich history of serving San Antonio's African American Community with cultural resources, activities and events throughout the year.

The Carver Library recently celebrated an anniversary. Click ==>Here to learn more.

National Museum of African American History and Culture
...the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, history, and culture
National Archives
From the Archives Library Information Center.
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Serves to inspire modern abolition through connecting the lessons of the Underground Railroad with today’s freedom fighters.
Visit San Antonio: Black Heritage
Hutchins Center for African and African American Research
The Hutchins Center for African & African American Research supports research on the history and culture of people of African descent the world over and provides a forum for collaboration and the ongoing exchange of ideas.
African American Historic Places
Find some of the properties that exemplify the contributions of African American culture and achievement here.
King Center
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change.
Museum of African American History
The Museum of African American History is dedicated to preserving, conserving and accurately interpreting the contributions of African Americans in New England from the colonial period through the 19th century.
Museum of African American Music
The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) will showcase over 50 music genres created or impacted by African Americans, honor the legacy and legends of this diverse music and detail the impact this music has on musicians and consumers around the world.