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HISTORY 119K: Key Themes in American History: Biographies

Research guide for Dr. Byers' DKU course, fall 2014

John Lewis

 

This engaging graphic novel explores John Lewis's life-long struggle for civil and humas rights. Winner of the RFK Book Award

Duke Resources

The following is a selected list of online biographical resources.

American National Biography
Provides biographical information on over 17,000 men and women "whose lives have shaped the nation."  All entries are no longer living.

Biography & Genealogy Master Index
(1981 to present) Indexes current, readily-available biographical reference sources.

Biography Resource Center
Contains information on over one million individuals, and coverage is international in scope.