Biographical Information

Encyclopedias -Grolier's online Encyclopedia (@ school) -- the BEST place to start
- - to register to use from home, click HERE
-- Passwords @ school: sjoseph AND jaguars

• Black History biographies from Britannica
• Biography Resource Center - Seattle Public Library (need card #) - EXCELLENT
  access to full text information from ThomsonGale Biography encyclopedias

Internet searching

• Google -- put your person's full name in quotation marks

Internet sites with Biographical information

• Biography.com - A&E Biographies - brief
  • Black History timeline
• Information Please Biography Search - good
• Biographical Dictionary - very brief information
• SweetSearch Biographies - biographical information plus links - excellent

  African American biographies

  • Biographies: Black History month - good list of people
  • Notable African Americans - long list - InfoPlease
  • Stamp on Black History - good list with links

Books

• Library catalog -- type in the LAST name of your person and click on SUBJECT
• Seattle Public Library
• King County Library