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Announcement The Canton, Light Street, Johnston Square, Orleans Street, Patterson Park, and Southeast Anchor Library locations will open at 12:30 PM on Tuesday, June 23 due to staff training.

Holiday Closing All Pratt Library locations will be closed Monday, June 22 in observance of Staff Day.

African-American History

This electronic encyclopedia includes thousands of entries covering the entire breadth of African-American history, from African beginnings through the slave trade and the Civil Rights Movement to the present.

Entries are organized into five sections: Biographies, Encyclopedia, Historical Documents, Gallery, and Maps and Charts. Each entry is cross-referenced and searchable by topic, historical era, and keyword. Powered by Infobase.

Accessible in all Pratt Library locations, or from home with your library card.