Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library: Black Studies Division

In the interest of some historians who still believe in the ability to tangibly access historical documents the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library: Black Studies Division may be of interest. Librarians and other interested parties founded this division at the burgeoning of new social history and the end of the black power movement. This collection is also relevant because of its location. Washington DC has a rich history of elite African Americans leading the black masses from the nation’s capital. The many sources at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library: Black Studies Division can prove useful to any historian investigating African American history since the records of many leading blacks remains in Washington DC. Like most library websites this one includes resource guides and a search engine for library materials.