Online resources
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Black Life in America
African American people, events, and achievements from 1704 to today, with access to 19,000+ sources including 400 African American newspapers.
Digital Library on American Slavery
A searchable database focused on bringing to light the names of enslaved individuals from court petitions, historical newspapers, and deed records held by Register of Deeds offices across North Carolina.
Provided by NC LIVE
Digital Sanborn Maps (1867-1970) for North Carolina
Large-scale maps of North Carolina towns and cities, created from 1867-1970.
Provided by NC LIVE
DigitalNC
Explore the history and culture of North Carolina through digitized materials from libraries and museums across the state. Includes yearbooks, newspapers, images, and more.
Documenting the American South
Books, oral histories, diaries, and letters related to Southern history, culture, and literature.
Films on Demand
Thousands of videos on a wide variety of topics. Includes Oscar, Emmy, and Peabody award winning documentaries, interviews, instructional and vocational training videos, historical speeches, newsreels, and more.
Provided by NC LIVE
Greenwood Digital Collection
The full text of many books from all time periods in the United States and Europe.
Provided by NC LIVE
Hispanic Life in America
Coverage of the experience and impact of Hispanic Americans, 1704 to today, as featured in more than 17,000 publications including 700 Spanish language newspapers and periodicals.
North American Women’s Letters and Diaries
Over 150,000 pages of published letters and diaries depicting the personal experiences of hundreds of women from colonial times to 1950.
Provided by NC LIVE