Pop Culture Assignment
Useful Databases
Click here to access Lake Park's Database
Page. The following databases may be useful to you in your research. To access them
from home, you will need a username and password.
| American History | EBSCO Host (MAS Ultra, History Resource Center, or Student Resource Center) |
E-Library
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Infotrac SRC
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Reference E-Books | SIRS Decades |
Book Catalog
You can use this not only to find books, but also webpath express, which gives you quality websites to assist you with your research. Click on Book Catalog West.
Useful General Search Engines/Websites
These are useful because they provide you with acurate, reliable websites. They have
been hand selected by researchers.
Try this search engine: clusty.com
Specific Topics
Evolution of Slang
Wordwizard http://www.wordwizard.com/index.php
Etymology (word origins) http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48468
African American Music
PBS- African American World http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48468
Museum of African American History http://www.maah-detroit.org/
African American Music Center http://afgen.com/music.html
American Music Resource http://www.amrhome.net/
Faces of the Harlem Renaissance http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/exploring/harlem/facesmain_text.html
"What happens when creative and intellectual minds, wealthy patrons, and fervent activists live in the same place? Discover how prominent figures in Harlem influenced, challenged, and supported one another in the period between 1917 and 1935. Investigate how their collective and individual voices reflected and shaped what we now call the Harlem Renaissance." Site includes information about Harlem , biographical information on actors, musicians, and other notable individuals, and multimedia materials related to their lives and work.
African American History: http://afroamhistory.about.com/
An Internet guide to African-American history, with feature articles, Website guides, and discussion forums. Topics covered include civil rights, slavery, Harlem Renaissance, education, religion, and more.
Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to African American History http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/ Major features include a timeline of important events, brief biographies of famous African-Americans, articles on Events and Institutions and Eras in Black History. Includes a study guide for teachers and students, a bibliography, and film clips and audio recordings. Also contains a separate section on the Harlem Renaissance.
Hip Hop Timeline http://www.empsfm.org/exhibitions/index.asp?articleID=664
The Experience Music Project, a Seattle museum, offers an excellent interactive timeline covering the first two decades of Hip Hop, from its Bronx beginnings in the 1970s until 1992.