The body returns to the realm of art, not as a simple motif, but as a place for questioning and critical reflection. This turn is typical in contemporary art, although modernism previously produced transformations in understandings of the body that today serve as the foundation for the great issues surrounding corporality.
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ProQuest History Vault provides a wealth of key archival materials with a single search. Researchers can access digitized letters, papers, photographs, scrapbooks, financial records, diaries, and many more primary sources. Collections are organized into three modules: Slavery and the Law, Southern Life and African American History, 1775-1915, Plantation Records, Part 1 and Southern Life and African American History, 1775-1915, Plantation Records, Part 2.
A collection of over 50 youtube videos ranging from Chicago House music through the Rodney King riots to an interview with RuPaul.
Numerous African American-related events have taken place at the Mark Taper Auditorium as part of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles’ ALOUD series. Explore those conversations online.
The History Makers Digital Archive is an easy-to-use online database of thousands of African American interviews from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences. This resource provides high-quality video content, fully searchable transcripts, and unique content from individuals whose life stories would have been lost were it not for the History Makers.
Los Angeles Sentinel Historical Archive allows readers to browse complete issues, cover to cover, from 1934 to 2010. Search more than 20 article types, keywords, date ranges, specific dates, authors, and more. View news articles, photos, advertisements, classified ads, obituaries, cartoons, and more for added context.
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