The Library of Congress has an impressive collection of photographs and primary documents. While items can be searched, they’re also grouped in thematic categories. You can explore the African American History section here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The book Black Lives in Alaska<\/a> by UAA Professor Dr. Ian Hartman explores the historical legacy of Black Alaskans which spans before statehood. This is the second of Dr. Hartman’s book. You can find it here at the Consortium Library or at your local public library branch.<\/p>\n Also locally focused, Black in Alaska<\/a> is a photo and interview project that explores contemporary stories of Black Alaskans, featuring individuals from around the state.<\/p>\n A couple of other highlights in our collection include Black Art: A Cultural History<\/a>, which explores the artistic achievements of the African diaspora throughout history and it has been updated to include the first two decades of the twenty-first century; and America on Fire: the untold\u00a0history<\/span>\u00a0of police violence and\u00a0Black<\/span>\u00a0rebellion since the 1960s<\/a>, which examines the history of policing and protest from the civil rights era to today.<\/p>\n These resources just scratch the surface! We hope you continue to explore Black history all year round and reach out to us if you need any help finding particular resources!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This month (and every month) you can dive deeper into Black History through the many resources available at the library. We have a number of eBooks available in our collection through EBook Central. Here are some highlights! Sisters in the Struggle : African American Women in the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement by Bettye Collier-Thomas and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":287,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/consortiumlibrary.org\/blogs\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/consortiumlibrary.org\/blogs\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/consortiumlibrary.org\/blogs\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consortiumlibrary.org\/blogs\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/287"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consortiumlibrary.org\/blogs\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2240"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/consortiumlibrary.org\/blogs\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2247,"href":"https:\/\/consortiumlibrary.org\/blogs\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240\/revisions\/2247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/consortiumlibrary.org\/blogs\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consortiumlibrary.org\/blogs\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consortiumlibrary.org\/blogs\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Cover](\"https:\/\/consortiumlibrary.org\/blogs\/reference\/files\/2026\/01\/2081716-l.jpg\")
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\nSisters in the Struggle : African American Women in the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement <\/a>by Bettye Collier-Thomas and V. P. Franklin<\/p>\n![\"Cover](\"https:\/\/consortiumlibrary.org\/blogs\/reference\/files\/2026\/01\/279428-l.jpg\")
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\nReconstructing the Dreamland : The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, Race Reparations, and Reconciliation<\/a> by Alfred L. Brophy and Randall Kennedy<\/p>\n![\"Cover](\"https:\/\/consortiumlibrary.org\/blogs\/reference\/files\/2026\/01\/3413876-l.jpg\")
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\nRace and Radicalism in the Union Army<\/a> by Mark A. Lause<\/p>\n![\"Cover](\"https:\/\/consortiumlibrary.org\/blogs\/reference\/files\/2026\/01\/5893549-l.jpg\")
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\nTranscending the Color Line : The Sociology of Black Experience in America<\/a> by Bobby E. Mills<\/p>\n