Therapy Dogs visit Booth Library for Finals Week
Posted on April 23rd, 2019
May is Mental Health Month, and Mental Health America is highlighting Animal Companionship as a central topic this year.
Photo courtesy of Mental Health America.
Help us welcome certified therapy dogs from All Things Pawsitive as they again visit Booth Library during Finals Week. Ease your mind by visiting with these dogs on Monday, April 29 and Tuesday, April 30 from 2:00-6:00 p.m. in the Library Quad. In case of inclement weather, dogs will be in the library’s South Lobby.
Want more comfort? Nestle in with these books about stress management and animal companionship, on display in Booth Library’s main hallway through the end of May 2019:
- Being with Animals: Why We Are Obsessed with the Furry, Scaly, Feathered Creatures Who Populate Our World
- King, Barbara J., 1956-
- QL751 .K5175 2010
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- Boy Who Talked to Dogs: A Memoir
- McKenna, Martin,
- SF422.82.M39x A3 2014
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- Chicken Soup for the Cat & Dog Lover’s Soul: Celebrating Pets As Family with Stories About Cats, Dogs, and Other Critters
- SF445.5 .C47 1999
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- Creature Comfort: Animals That Heal
- Graham, Bernie, 1959-
- RM931.A65 G73 2000
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- How to Deal with Stress
- Palmer, Stephen, 1955-
- RA785 .P344 2010
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- Learn to Relax: Proven Techniques for Reducing Stress, Tension, and Anxiety–and Promoting Peak Performance
- Walker, C. Eugene (Clarence Eugene), 1939-
- BF575.A6 W34 2001
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- Made for Each Other: The Biology Of the Human-animal Bond
- Olmert, Meg Daley.
- QL85 .O46 2008
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- Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift Of an Ordinary Cat
- Dosa, David.
- RA1000 .D67 2010
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- Power Of the Dog: Things Your Dog Can Do That You Can’t
- Krantz, Les.
- SF426.2 .K73 2009
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- Saved: Rescued Animals and the Lives They Transform
- Winegar, Karin.
- SF416 .W56 2008
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- Smart Student’s Guide to Healthy Living: How to Survive Stress, Late Nights, & the College Cafeteria
- Smith, M. J. (Margaret Jane), 1955-
- RA777.3 .S63 2006
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- Street Cat Named Bob: And How He Saved My Life
- Bowen, James, 1979-
- SF442.82.B68 A3 2013
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- Stress Less. Achieve More: Simple Ways to Turn Pressure into a Positive Force in Your Life
- Bernstein, Aimee.
- RA785 .B4845 2015
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- Taking the Anxiety out Of Taking Tests: A Step-by-step Guide
- Johnson, Susan.
- LB3060.6 .J65 1997x
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- What’s a Dog For?: The Surprising History, Science, Philosophy, and Politics Of Man’s Best Friend
- Homans, John.
- SF426 .H63 2012
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- When Fraser Met Billy: An Autistic Boy, a Rescue Cat, and the Transformative Power Of Animal Connections
- Booth, Louise, 1974-
- RJ506.A9 B6575 2015
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Women’s History DVDs in Booth
Posted on April 5th, 2018
Celebrate women’s history with a diverse collection of films, from documentaries to theatrical features. These films are currently on display on the 4th floor of Booth library.
Find out what it took for the NYC Fire Department to allow women to join, and why it only happened for the first time as late as 1982.
Learn the inspiration behind Rosie the Riveter and the women who kept the industrial work force moving ahead during WWII, along with the 1,000 women who served as the first female pilots in US military history!
From photography to aerospace engineering to detective fiction, women’s history is everywhere!
For an additional 427 films related to Women’s History Month, follow this link to review some of the thousands of titles from Kanopy Streaming .
- Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
- TR140.L45 A465x 2008 .DVD
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- Makers: Women Who Make America
- HQ1391.U5 M35 2013x .DVD
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- Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
- NB237.L538 M39 2003x .DVD
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- Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story Of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
- HQ1412 .N89 1999x .DVD
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- She’s Beautiful when She’s Angry
- HQ1154 .S524 2014x .DVD
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- Suffragettes in the Silent Cinema
- JK1896 .S845 2008x .DVD
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- Taking Root: The Vision Of Wangari Maathai
- SB63.M22 T34 2008x .DVD
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- Taking the Heat: The First Women Firefighters Of New York City
- HD8039.F52 U5 2005x .DVD
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- Women Of Mystery: Three Writers Who Forever Changed Detective Fiction
- PS374.D4 W662 2000x .DVD
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- Wonder Women!: The Untold Story Of American Superheroines
- HQ1233 .W663 2012x .DVD
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African American Heritage Month in Booth
Posted on February 9th, 2018
February is African American Heritage Month and Booth has many featured books and electronic resources on display and for checkout on the third floor corridor. The EIU office of Minority Affairs has posted many events celebrating African-American Heritage and The EIU Calendar of Events also lists several celebrations in February.
Reference News has recently published a post about a Black history and culture DVD display located on the 4th floor through February.
African American Heritage Month 2018 Calendar, click to see the full view
Stream 366 films from the Kanopy Black History Month collection! 
- Black Calhouns: From Civil War to Civil Rights with One African American Family
- Buckley, Gail Lumet, 1937-
- CT274.C34 B83 2016
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- Color Stories: Black Women and Colorism in the 21st Century
- Wilder, JeffriAnne,
- E185.625 .W5195 2015
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- Crossing Parish Boundaries: Race, Sports, and Catholic Youth in Chicago, 1914-1954
- Neary, Timothy B., 1970-
- F548.9.N4 N43 2016
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- Defying Jim Crow: African American Community Development and the Struggle for Racial Equality in New Orleans, 1900-1960
- DeVore, Donald E.
- F379.N59 N437 2015
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- Finding Your Roots: The Official Companion to the Pbs Series
- Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.
- CS16 .G365 2014
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- Freedom National: The Destruction Of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865
- Oakes, James.
- E453 .O13 2013
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- Freedom, Inc. and Black Political Empowerment
- Kubic, Micah W.,
- E185.615 .K79 2016x
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- Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History Of the Underground Railroad
- Foner, Eric, 1943-
- E450 .F66 2015
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- Lines Of Descent: W.e.b. Du Bois and the Emergence Of Identity
- Appiah, Anthony.
- LB875.D83 A67 2014
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- Long Emancipation: The Demise Of Slavery in the United States
- Berlin, Ira, 1941-
- E441 .B48 2015
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- Notes from a Colored Girl: The Civil War Pocket Diaries Of Emilie Frances Davis
- Whitehead, Karsonya Wise,
- F158.44 .W55 2014
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- Redemption Songs: Suing for Freedom Before Dred Scott
- VanderVelde, Lea,
- KF4545.S5 V36 2014
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- Slave’s Cause: A History Of Abolition
- Sinha, Manisha,
- E441 .S557 2016
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- Slavery’s Capitalism: A New History Of American Economic Development
- E441 .S538 2016x
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- Soldiers in the Army Of Freedom: The 1st Kansas Colored, the Civil War’s First African American Combat Unit
- Spurgeon, Ian Michael, 1976-
- E508.5 1st .S68 2014
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- Strange Career Of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire
- Jacoby, Karl, 1965-
- E185.97.E46 J33 2016
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- Troubled Refuge: Struggling for Freedom in the Civil War
- Manning, Chandra,
- E453 .M24 2016
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- Unfreedom: Slavery and Dependence in Eighteenth-century Boston
- Hardesty, Jared,
- F73.4 .H37 2016
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Black History Month DVDs and Streaming Media at Booth
Posted on February 9th, 2018
A celebration of African American History, covering a range of topics from landmark events to overlooked pioneers of early cinema. These films are available as DVDs and many are also Streaming.
366 streaming videos on African American History and Culture
38 DVDs in Booth, listed alphabetically by title
- America Beyond the Color Line
- E185.86 .A44 2005x .DVD
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- Black Panthers: Vanguard Of the Revolution
- E185.615 .B53 2016x .DVD
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- Blues Masters: The Essential History Of the Blues
- M1670 .B674x .DVD
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- Color Purple = La Couleur Pourpre
- PN1997 .C725x .DVD
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- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective
- E185.97.K5 D7 2002x .DVD
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- History Of Black Achievement in America
- E185 .H57 2005x .DVD
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- History Of Black Achievement in America
- E185 .H57 2005x .DVD
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- History Of Black Achievement in America
- E185 .H57 2005x .DVD
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- History Of Black Achievement in America
- E185 .H57 2005x .DVD
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- James Baldwin: The Price Of the Ticket
- PS3552.A45 Z53x 1990 .DVD
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- King Go Beyond the Dream to Discover the Man
- E185.97.K5 K565 2008x .DVD
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- March: The Story Of the Greatest March in American History
- E185.61 .M324 2013x .DVD
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- Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind
- E185.97.G3 G3632 2001x .DVD
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- Martin Luther King: “i Have a Dream.”
- E185.97.K5 M36x 2005 .DVD
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- Martin’s Big Words: The Life Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. –and More Stories from the African-american Tradition
- E185.96 .M37x 2005 .DVD
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- Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
- F232.S7 N47 2002x .DVD
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- Pioneers Of African-american Cinema
- PN1995.9.N4 P56 2016x .DVD
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- Prejudice: More Than Black & White
- BF575.P9 P743 2008x .DVD
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- Race, Power & American Sports
- GV706.32 .R32 2013x .DVD
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- Solo/black/woman: Scripts, Interviews, and Essays
- PS627.M63 S65 2014 .DVD
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- Spirit Moves: A History Of Black Social Dance on Film, 1900-1986
- GV1624.7.A34 S65x 2008 .DVD
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- Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence Of a People
- TR23 .T495 2014x .DVD
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- When Hell Freezes Over, I’ll Skate
- PN2270.A35 W44 2003x .DVD
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Alzheimer’s Awareness
Posted on November 1st, 2017
Image courtesy of National Institutes of Health [Public domain] via Medlineplus.gov
November is
Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Learn about Alzheimer’s disease by visiting the Alzheimer’s Awareness display, on exhibit throughout November, in the main corridor of Booth Library. The display has been curated by students in the EIU chapter of the
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
On November 15, 2017 at 5:00 p.m., Dr. Britto Nathan will speak about Alzheimer’s Awareness in Booth Library Witters Conference Room 4440. The program is free and open to the public.
In the presentation, Dr. Nathan will discuss the biochemical and molecular pathways that lead to Alzheimer’s disease. A better understanding of these pathways may one day help researchers develop novel therapeutics to combat Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Nathan is professor and assistant chair of Biological Sciences at EIU. Nathan’s presentation is sponsored by the EIU chapter of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
More than 5 million Americans are afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. Within the next few decades, this illness is predicted to be on the rise. The only drugs that exist specifically for Alzheimer’s disease are purely symptomatic and are not able to slow the progression of the disease.
In addition to the books below, which are on display and available for checkout, view these reference articles in our Gale Virtual Reference Library that give a quick overview of Alzheimer’s disease.
Watch these videos about Alzheimer’s disease via our Kanopy Streaming Video library.
- Alzheimer’s Disease: Activity-focused Care
- Hellen, Carly R.
- RC523 .H45 1998
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- Alzheimer’s Disease: A Guide for Families
- Powell, Lenore S.
- RC523 .P68 1993
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- Alzheimer’s Disease: A Handbook for Caregivers
- RC523 .A386 1994
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- Alzheimer’s Disease, Media Representations, and the Politics Of Euthanasia: Constructing Risk and Selling Death in an Ageing Society
- Johnstone, Megan-Jane.
- RC523 .J643 2013
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- Different Minds: Living with Alzheimer Disease
- Drew, Lorna Ellen, 1937-
- RC523.2 .D74 2005x
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- Hard to Forget: An Alzheimer’s Story
- Pierce, Charles, 1953-
- RC523.2 .P54 2000
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- Inside Alzheimer’s: How to Hear and Honor Connections with a Person Who Has Dementia
- Pearce, Nancy D.
- RC523 .P413 2007x
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- Jan’s Story: Love Lost to the Long Goodbye Of Alzheimer’s
- Petersen, Barry (Barry Rex), 1949-
- RC523.2 .P48 2010
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- Living in the Labyrinth: A Personal Journey Through the Maze Of Alzheimer’s
- Friel McGowin, Diana.
- RC523.2 .F75 1994x
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- Mayo Clinic on Alzheimer’s Disease
- RC523.2 .M385 2002
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- Voices Of Alzheimer’s: The Healing Companion ; Stories for Courage, Comfort and Strength
- RC523.2 .V65 2007
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LGBTQ History month, DVDs from Booth
Posted on October 16th, 2016
- October is LGBTQ History month. To celebrate, Booth staff member Lee Whitacre has curated a group of feature film and documentary DVDs with LGBTQ subject matter.
If you are interested in finding out more about LGBTQ History, explore some of these Reference books.
Proud Heritage: people, issues, and documents of the LGBT experience: both online and print.
LGBT Rights, in, The Encyclopedia of Religious Conflicts in the United States, online
A list of 54 titles in Booth related to LGBT History
The DVDs:
- Fabulous!: The Story Of Queer Cinema
- PN1995.9.H55 F32x 2006 .DVD
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- Trans Generation: [four College Students Switching More Than Their Majors]
- HQ77.7 .T73 2006x .DVD
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Women’s History Month
Posted on April 14th, 2016
OK, we are a little late with this one, but isn’t it always a good time to celebrate women’s history? The staff in Library Technology services has curated a great list of media supporting Women’s History Month. All items are on display on the 4th floor.
- Assion De Jeanne D’arc = Passion Of Joan Of Arc
- PN1997 .P37x .DVD
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- Joan Rivers a Piece Of Work: A Year in the Life Of a Semi Legend
- PN2287.R55 J64 2010x .DVD
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- Makers: Women Who Make America
- HQ1391.U5 M35 2013x .DVD
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- Maya Lin a Strong Clear Vision
- NB237.L538 M39 2003x .DVD
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- Not for Ourselves Alone the Story Of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
- HQ1412 .N89 1999x .DVD
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- Suffragettes in the Silent Cinema
- JK1896 .S845 2008x .DVD
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- Taking Root: The Vision Of Wangari Maathai
- SB63.M22 T34 2008x .DVD
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- You May Call Her Madam Secretary
- HD8073 .Y68 2006x .DVD
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African American History Month at EIU
Posted on February 4th, 2016
Events to celebrate African American History Month are underway at EIU. Booth Library is celebrating with a selection of books on display in the 3000 level hallway. Read more about aspects of African American culture and attend some of the events on campus.
These print books are available to be checked out, but there are full online encyclopedias of African American Culture and History available at your fingertips.
- American Cocktail: A “colored Girl” in the World
- Reynolds, Anita Thompson Dickinson, 1901-1980.
- E185.97.R49 A3 2014
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- American Slavery: A Very Short Introduction
- Williams, Heather Andrea.
- E441 .W723 2014
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- Black Revolution on Campus
- Biondi, Martha,
- LC2781 .B38 2012
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- Cultural Matrix: Understanding Black Youth
- E185.86 .C978 2015
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- Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement
- Anderson, Devery S.
- HV6465.M7 A63 2015
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- Fear Of a Hip-hop Planet: America’s New Dilemma
- Jones, D. Marvin.
- E185.86 .J647 2013
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- Forgotten Sisterhood: Pioneering Black Women Educators and Activists in the Jim Crow South
- McCluskey, Audrey T.
- LA2311 .M33 2014x
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- Hip Hop Movement: From R & B and the Civil Rights Movement to Rap and the Hip Hop Generation
- Rabaka, Reiland, 1972-
- ML3479 .R28 2013
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- Joe, the Slave Who Became an Alamo Legend
- Jackson, Ron, 1966-
- F390.J64 J33 2015
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- Later Novels
- Baldwin, James, 1924-1987,
- PS3552.A45 A6 2015x
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- Lines Of Descent: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Emergence Of Identity
- Appiah, Anthony.
- LB875.D83 A67 2014
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- Loneliness Of the Black Republican: Pragmatic Politics and the Pursuit Of Power
- Wright Rigueur, Leah, 1981-
- E185.615 .W795 2015
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- Oberlin, Hotbed Of Abolitionism: College, Community, and the Fight for Freedom and Equality in Antebellum America
- Morris, J. Brent,
- F499.O2 M67 2014
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- On Highway 61: Music, Race, and the Evolution Of Cultural Freedom
- McNally, Dennis,
- ML3479 .M36 2014
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- Picturing Frederick Douglass: An Illustrated Biography Of the Nineteenth Century’s Most Photographed American
- Stauffer, John, 1965-
- E449.D75 S733 2015
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Black History media materials on display at Booth
Posted on January 17th, 2016
February is African American History Month and in celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and in anticipation of the featured history month, Booth media staff have curated a list of relevant DVDs from our rich film collections.
Learn more about the month at the official website. 
- Between Two Rivers Struggle for Civil Rights in Small-town America
- F549.C2 B48 2012x .DVD
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- Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975: A Documentary in 9 Chapters
- E185.615 .B5468 2011x .DVD
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- Brother Outsider the Life Of Bayard Rustin
- E185.97.R93 B76 2002x .DVD
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- Civil Rights Martyrs Free at Last
- E185.61 C58 2003x .DVD
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- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. a Historical Perspective
- E185.97.K5 D7 2002x .DVD
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- For Love Of Liberty the Story Of America’s Black Patriots
- E185.63 .F67x 2009 .DVD
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- Irresistible Vision Mandela and the End Of Apartheid.
- DT1949.M35 I7 2004x .DVD
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- King Go Beyond the Dream to Discover the Man
- E185.97.K5 K565 2008x .DVD
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- Martin Luther King “i Have a Dream.”
- E185.97.K5 M36x 2005 .DVD
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- Martin’s Big Words the Life Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. –and More Stories from the African-american Tradition
- E185.96 .M37x 2005 .DVD
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- Separate but Not Equal the Stories Behind Brown V. Board Of Education.
- KF4155 .S47 2004x .DVD
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- Slavery and the Making Of America
- E441 .S523 2005x .DVD
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- Slavery and the Making Of America
- E441 .S523 2005x .DVD
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- Slavery and the Making Of America
- E441 .S523 2005x .DVD
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- Slavery and the Making Of America
- E441 .S523 2005x .DVD
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Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence Of a People
- Unforgivable Blackness the Rise and Fall Of Jack Johnson
- GV1132.J64 U64 2005x .DVD
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- Unforgivable Blackness the Rise and Fall Of Jack Johnson
- GV1132.J6 U54 2005x .DVD
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All the odes
Dog songs : Thirty-five dog songs and one essay
Lines of Defense : poems
Poet Edgar Allan Poe : Alien Angel
Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning : poems and letters
