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Library of Black America! a rare collection of novels, slave narratives, poetry, and other works written by Africans and African Americans between 1773 and 1918. Includes W. E. B. Du Bois's "The Souls of Black Folk."

Music Timeline! Experience the evolution of African American music from ragtime to hiphop-- a new addition to the existing Africana Timeline feature that covers historical topics from 4 million B.C.E. to the present.

Civil Rights Chronology! Relive 125 key defining moments in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, such as Martin Luther King's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech.

Africana on Camera! Exclusive celebrity videos featuring perspectives on various Africana topics. Encarta Africana 2000 includes a new video from Powell on "African Americans in the U.S. Military."

Virtual Tours! Great Zimbabwe and the Serengeti.

OTHER FEATURES:

Historic Sites in Africa! Shot on location for the PBS/BBC television series "Wonders of the African World with Henry Louis Gates, Jr." Features in-depth coverageof sites in Ethiopia, the Swahili Coast, Mali, the Nile region, the Slave Coast, and Zimbabwe.

Interactive Africa Map! View maps of the African continent that illustrate geopolitical boundarie, topographical details, flora, fauna, art and architecture, and ethnicities

Africa to the Americas! Five detailed and interactive maps of the transatlantic slave trade and the legacies established in the New World.