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Abridged version of Song of Solomon as an Audiobook, read by Toni Morrison.

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Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer - Biographical
Information from Nobel Prize website. Schweitzer won The Nobel Peace Prize in 1952.
Albert Schweitzer
Rich, Jeremy. "Schweitzer, Albert." Oxford African American Studies Center.
Albert Schweitzer of Lambarene
Sorkhabi, Rasoul. "Albert Schweitzer of Lambarene" World and I. World History in Context.

Antonin Dvorak: New World Symphony

Antonin Dvorak New World Symphony - Brief Overview
Encyclopædia Britannica
Dvorak and His World
Beckerman, Michael. Dvorak and His World. : Princeton University Press, 2012. Accessed January 6, 2017. ProQuest Ebook Central. To access, enter your Spence username and master password.

The Black Panthers

Black Panther Party
"Black Panther Party." Oxford African American Studies Center.
Revisited: The Black Panther Party
Washington, Linn,Jr. "Revisited: The Black Panther Party." The New Crisis. Proquest.
Seattle Black Panther Party History and Memory Project
A collection of articles and primary sources about the Black Panther Party in Seattle.
Black Panther Party Platform and Program, 1966

Birmingham Baptist Church Bombing

Birmingham Baptist Church Bombing
Benson, Sonia, et al. "Birmingham Baptist Church Bombing." UXL Encyclopedia of U.S. History. U.S. History in Context.
Alabama University Professors' View of the Birmingham Bombing Trial
“Alabama University Professors' View of the Birmingham Bombing Trial.” The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. JSTOR
Birmingham Church Bombing Response
Kennedy, John F. “Birmingham Church Bombing Response.” History Research Center.
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombings
Civil Rights Digital Library. Photos, newspaper articles, and primary source documents.
The 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing: The Response from the White House
Created by the JFK Library and Museum.
Ex-Klansman Is Found Guilty in '63 Bombing
Sack, Kevin. "Ex-Klansman Is Found Guilty in '63 Bombing". The New York Times. May 2, 2001.

Butterfly McQueen

Butterfly McQueen
"Butterfly McQueen." In Notable Black American Women. U.S. History in Context.
"Butterfly McQueen (1911-1995)
Pittman, Karan B. "Butterfly McQueen (1911-1995)." New Georgia Encyclopedia. 31 May 2016. Web. 26 January 2017.

Photo from: Pittman, Karan B. "Butterfly McQueen (1911-1995)." New Georgia Encyclopedia. 31 May 2016. Web. 26 January 2017.

Emmett Till

Lynching of Emmett Till - Brief Article
Aiello, Anthony. "Till, Emmett, Lynching of." Oxford African American Studies Center.
Emmett Till by Bond, Julian Anderson, Devery S.
Bond, Julian and Anderson, Devery S.. Emmett Till. : University Press of Mississippi, 2015. ProQuest Ebook Central. To access, enter your Spence username and master password.
Emmett Till Archive
"A digital platform commemorating the legacy of the murder of Emmett Louis Till by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture."
Emmett Till Case - Eisenhower Presidential Library
Primary Sources

Eleanor Roosevelt

Roosevelt, Eleanor, and African Americans
Woestman, Kelley A.. "Roosevelt, Eleanor, and African Americans." Encyclopedia of African American History. Oxford African American Studies Center.
Eleanor Roosevelt
FDR Presidential Library & Museum
Eleanor Roosevelt as First Lady
By Maurine Beasley. Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Primary Resources: Eleanor Roosevelt to Walter White, March 19, 1936
Eleanor Roosevelt's letter to Walter White, the NAACP executive secretary.
Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project
Compiled by George Washington University's Columbian College of Arts & Sciences.

Father Divine

Father Divine - Short Biography
Bowden, Henry Warner. "Divine, Father." Oxford African American Studies Center.
Father Divine - Biography
"Father Divine." U.S. History in Context.
Father Divine's International Peace Mission Movement
Blog with reliable links to primary source materials, including newspapers articles, footage of sermons, and letters.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Roosevelt, Franklin D., Administration of
Smallwood, James. "Roosevelt, Franklin D., Administration of." Encyclopedia of African American History. Oxford African American Studies Center.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR Presidential Library & Museum.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: The American Franchise
Miller Center at the University of Virginia.
Franklin: Primary Sources
Digital copies of significant documents and photographs from the archives of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Gandhi and the Indian Revolution for Independence

Gandhi, Mohandas K.
Wakin, Eric. "Gandhi, Mohandas K." Asian Independence Leaders. Modern World History Online.
Indian National Movement
Rajakumar, Mohanalakshmi. "Indian National Movement." Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450
Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948): Major Events in the Life of a Revolutionary Leader
Created by Columbia University.
Mohandas Gandhi: Time Magazine
Article by Salman Rushdie from Time Magazine published on Monday, Apr. 13, 1998.
Indian Independence - British Library
A large collection of links compiled by the British library about the process of Indian gaining independence in 1947.
Indian Independence
A selection of primary sources related to the Partition of India from the UK National Archives.

Louise Beaver

Louise Beavers
"Louise Beavers." In Notable Black American Women. U.S. History in Context.

Photo from: Britannica School, s.v. "Louise Beavers," accessed January 27, 2017, http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/105737.

Malcolm X

Malcolm X
Gaither, Larvester. "Malcolm X." Oxford African American Studies Center.
Malcolm X Project
Columbia University. Background information about Malcolm X with an extensive bibliography of additional readings, many hyperlinked to the actual source.
The Malcolm X I Knew
"The transcription of a manuscript version of Alex Haley's essay "The Malcolm X I Knew," originally published by Saga magazine in November 1965, the same month in which The Autobiography of Malcolm X was published."
Making Malcolm by Dyson, Michael Eric
Dyson, Michael Eric. Making Malcolm. : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1996. ProQuest Ebook Central. To access, enter your Spence username and master password.
Malcolm X by Robert E. Terrill
Terrill, Robert E.. Malcolm X. : Michigan State University Press, 2004. ProQuest Ebook Central. To access, enter your Spence username and master password.

Martin Luther King Junior

King, Martin Luther, Jr. - Brief Overview
"King, Martin Luther, Jr.." Oxford African American Studies Center.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: American religious leader and civil-rights activist.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Martin Luther King Jr. Encyclopedia
Published by The King Center at Stanford University.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute
Stanford University

The Moynihan Report (1965)

Moynihan Report - Overview
"Moynihan Report." U.S. History in Context.
"Introduction: Moynihan Redux: Legacies and Lessons
By Massey, Douglas S., and Robert J. Sampson. Published in The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, (2009): 6-27.
The Moynihan Report (1965) - PDF of the Original Report
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick. 1965. The Negro Family: The Case for National Action. Washington, DC: Office of Policy Planning and Research, U.S. Department of Labor.
The Moynihan Report: An Annotated Edition
Geary, Daniel. “The Moynihan Report: An Annotated Edition.” The Atlantic, September 14, 2015.

Orval Faubus

Orval Faubus
Temple, Guy R. “Faubus, Orval.” Encyclopedia of American History. History Research Center.
Orval Faubus
Mayer, Michael S. “Faubus, Orval.” The Eisenhower Years. History Research Center.
Eisenhower Draws the Racial Battle Lines with Orval Faubus
Greenberg, Paul. “Eisenhower Draws the Racial Battle Lines with Orval Faubus.” The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. JSTOR
Orval E. Faubus: Out of Socialism into Realism
Reed, Roy. "Orval E. Faubus: Out of Socialism into Realism." The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. JSTOR.
(1958) Orval E. Faubus, “Speech on School Integration”
From the University of Arkansas Special Collections Library. http://libinfo.uark.edu/SpecialCollections/research/teachers.asp.

Sam Sheppard

Sheppard, Sam
Overman, Elizabeth Sharpe. "Sheppard, Sam." Encyclopedia of American Law and Criminal Justice, Revised Edition. History Study Center.
Sheppard v. Maxwell
Atwell, Mary Welek. "Sheppard v. Maxwell." Encyclopedia of the U.S. Constitution. History Study Center.
PRESUMED GUILTY: Sam Reese Sheppard Fights to Clear His Father's Name in the Other Trial of the Century
Quade, Vicki, and Sam Reese Sheppard. "PRESUMED GUILTY: Sam Reese Sheppard Fights to Clear His Father's Name in the Other Trial of the Century." Human Rights. JSTOR.
Dr. Sam Sheppard Trials
by Douglas O. Linder (2017) / University of Missouri-Kansas School of Law.

Winnie Ruth Judd

Foreman of the Jury: Sidelights on the Trial of Winnie Ruth Judd
Fox, Kel M. "Foreman of the Jury: Sidelights on the Trial of Winnie Ruth Judd." The Journal of Arizona History. JSTOR.
Murder & Mayhem - The Strange Saga of Winnie Ruth Judd: Primary Sources, Images
Background article and primary sources from the Arizona State Archives.

"Insanity Verdict Saves Mrs. Judd."
New York Times, Apr 23, 1933.
"Mrs. Judd Gives Up In Trunk Murders."
New York Times, Oct 24, 1931.

Biblical References

SHORT ARTICLES

The Language Must Not Sweat by Thomas LeClair
Interview with Toni Morrison published in the New Republic March 21, 1981.
Song of Solomon: Language Matters II Reading and Teaching Toni Morrison
Discussion with Dr. Giselle Liza Anatol, an associate professor of English at the University of Kansas, about Song of Solomon.

FIRST CORINTHIANS

Epistles to the Corinthians
Collins, R. F. "Corinthians, Epistles to the." New Catholic Encyclopedia. World History in Context.
Resource Guide: First Corinthians by Markus H. McDowell
Published in Leaven, Volume 9, Issue 3, 1-1-2001. Pepperdine Digital Commons, 2001.
The First Letter of Clement to the Corinthians
“The First Letter of Clement to the Corinthians.” Encyclopedia of Ancient Literature, History Research Center.
First Corinthians - NIV : 1 Corinthians 1

GARDEN OF EDEN

Garden of Eden
Hunt. I. "Garden of Eden." New Catholic Encyclopedia. World History in Context.
Garden of Eden
"Garden of Eden." Encyclopedia of World Mythology. World History in Context.
Garden of Eden - NIV : Genesis 2-3

HAGAR

Hagar
MARTIN, E. "Hagar." New Catholic Encyclopedia. World History in Context.
Hagar - NIV : Genesis 16
Hagar - NIV : Genesis 21
Hagar - NIV : Galatians 4

JACOB

Jacob
Britannica School.
Jacob
Greenspahn, Frederick E. "Jacob." Encyclopedia of Religion. World History in Context.
Jacob NIV : Genesis 25 - 50
Jacob NIV : Exodus 1-6

MAGDALENE

Mary Magdalene
Jansen, Katherine Ludwig. "Mary Magdalene." Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion. World History in Context.
Mary Magdalene, St
Fallon, J. E. "Mary Magdalene, St." New Catholic Encyclopedia. World History in Context.
Saint Mary Magdalene
Encyclopædia Britannica
Mary Magdalene - NIV : John 20
Mary Magdalene - NIV : Mark 15
Mary Magdalene - NIV : Matthew 27

PILATE

Pontius Pilate
Britannica School.
Pontius Pilate
Buckley, F. J. "Pilate, Pontius." In New Catholic Encyclopedia. World History in Context.
Ponitus Pilate - NIV : John 18 - 19
Ponitus Pilate - NIV : Luke 23
Pontius Pilate - NIV : Mark 15
Pontius Pilate - NIV : Matthew 27

REBECCA

Rebecca
Greenspahn, Frederick E. "Rebecca." Encyclopedia of Religion. World History in Context.
Rebekah - NIV : Genesis 24 - 29

SONG OF SOLOMON

Song of Songs
Hurvitz, Mitchell M., and Sara E. Karesh. "Song of Songs." Encyclopedia of Judaism. Modern World History Online.
Song of Solomon

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