Black History: Curated Collection

Black History Month

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and is a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating black history.

Learn more about celebrating Black History Month on CMU's Campus.

Discover Databases about Black History through CMU Libraries:

• Black Freedom Struggle in the United States: Challenges and Triumphs in the Pursuit of Equality
• National Archives: African American Heritage
• Political Extremism & Radicalism in the Twentieth Century
• Slave Voyages
• Zinn Education Project on Tulsa Massacre of 1921

View books that are available in the CMU Libraries' collection: