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Learn more about Black Freedom through select primary source documents highlighting key people and events in African American history, curated by ProQuest.

Access a comprehensive collection of full-text magazines, reference books, videos, images, and more, covering nearly every subject area.

Access full-text articles, abstracts, and videos on thousands of subjects from scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, and more, including 60,000 Associated Press videos.

Access full-text journals, magazines, reference books, and thousands of primary-source documents covering U.S. and world history from ancient civilizations to the 21st century.

Access EBSCO databases provided by the Illinois State Library and the Office of the Secretary of State.

This resource helps users build academic skills, pass a high school equivalency test, prepare for college, explore careers, join the military, study for occupational certification tests, become a U.S. citizen, and much more. 

Access a wide range of popular full-text magazines and reference books covering topics such as business, health, education, science, leisure, and more. 

Designed for middle school students, this database provides magazines, reference books, thousands of biographies, and primary source documents on history, current events, science, sports, and more.

This is an excellent starting point for school projects, offering articles on Math, Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts for students in grades 3 - 8.