About American Mosaic

Subject
American Mosaic is a full-text database focusing on the history and culture of African and Latino Americans. It combines African American Experience and Latino American Experience with content that spans the centuries, from the earliest origins of Africans and Latinos in North America to today.

American Mosaic includes a wide range of resources, including:

• An ever-expanding roster of more than 500 titles, reference and monograph, classic and brand-new
• 4,000 interviews with former slaves
• Over 6,500 photos, illustrations, maps, and charts
• Hundreds of primary documents, including treaties, legal decisions, letters, and speeches
• An integrated Timeline that allows users to explore African American or Latino history
• Classroom Resources, featuring more than 100 lesson plans
• Origins section exploring the diverse countries and regions of Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Iberian Peninsula, as well as Indigenous Civilizations,
• Spanish-language content, including folk tales, recipes, primary documents, and lesson plans
• Nearly 500 vetted web sites, and
• New book-length content introduced regularly.

Provider
Greenwood Publishing Group

Help
Services are well documented in an online help section and lesson plans are available in their Classroom Resources section.

Access
NSU faculty, students and staff:  On campus and remote access.
Registered Broward patrons: On campus and remote access.
Registered alumni: On campus and remote access.
General Public: Walk in access within the library.

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Created: 6/6/2007.