Black Life in America

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is excited to announce our newest resource, Black Life in America. Black Life in America is a unique digital archive covering the African American experience from the early 18th century to the present day. This primary source collection offers a window into centuries of African American history, culture, and daily life from more than 19,000 American and global newspapers including over 400 current and historical Black publications. Updated daily, Black Life in America provides critical perspectives on the experiences of being Black in America. 

Black Life in America provides full text searching as well as access to content organized by era for easy browsing or choose from nearly 800 suggested searches such as "Emancipation Proclamation," "Brown v. Board of Education," and "Black Lives Matter."  This video gives a detailed overview of how to use Black Life in America.

Black Life in America supports discussions and research around social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. It also illustrates the significant impacts African Americans have had on culture, the arts, sciences, politics, religion, and more.

Black Life in America can be found on Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s Resources page.  Access all the Library’s resources for free with your library card. Don’t have one? Sign up here! If you need help, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library staff are available by email, chat, and phone.   

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This blog was written by Amy Richard, digital collections coordinator at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.