Brevard College’s Library Highlights Black History Month

Brevard College’s J.A. Jones Library is recognizing Black History Month and the theme of “The Quest for Citizenship in the Americas” through an informational display and special lineup of books, videos and online resources.

The library has a wide range of books on display celebrating African-American history, music, art, literature, civil rights, biography, religion and women. Electronic resources for further research are also available.

Recent materials in the collection include: “African American Literature” (MasterPlots II series); “African American National Biography” (8 v.); “Becoming American: the African-American Journey;” “Columbia Guide to African-American History Since 1939;” “From My People: 400 Years of African-American Folklore;” “Grass roots: African Origins of an American Art;” “Raising Freedom’s Child: Black Children and Visions of the Future After Slavery” (e-book); “Africans in America: America’s Journey Through Slavery” (video); and African American Almanac (online).

Brevard College’s Library is open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. - 11 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; and Sunday 3 p.m. - 10 p.m. For more information about the library and its resources, contact Mike McCabe, director of the library, at 884-8248 or library@brevard.edu.