Wednesday, August 28, 2013

American History Online

Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the historic March on Washington, as well as Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.

The image to the left was found using American History Online, an educational database free for use by any person with a Berkeley County library card. This one is especially helpful for high school students! You can find images like this one, videos, biographies, historical information, academic articles, and more! 

To find this database, just visit the library's website, go to our RESOURCES tab, and click on History. There you will find American History Online. Call the library at (304) 267-8933 for username and password information!

Photo citation: "March on Washington Viewed from the Lincoln Memorial." American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?
ItemID=WE52&iPin=afph0369&SingleRecord=True (accessed August 26, 2013).

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