Umbra Search is a digital library that aggregates materials documenting African American history and cultural life from archives, libraries, museums, and other U.S. repositories. It features thumbnail images and descriptive information about photographs, manuscripts, documents, books, sound files, video files, and other freely available resources.
Umbra Search is also a widget that can be embedded in any digital environment, allowing users to access Umbra Search from other sites. Widget instructions can be found on the Umbra Search website.
Provider: Elmer L. Andersen Library, University of Minnesota.
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African American History
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