CD for School

American Visions, Dec, 1998 by Mecca Jamilah Sullivan

As home libraries expand in content and contract in physical size to include reference works on CD-ROM, the Encyclopedia Britannica remains a mainstay. Encyclopaedia Britannica Profiles Black History, on a single CD, is fun, interactive and easy to use. It includes 550 articles on people and events that have influenced the black experience in America from 1619 through the present, and it does not limit its coverage to African-American accomplishments on the stage and the basketball court.

Sure, Michael Jackson and Michael Jordan are there, but so are Thurgood Marshall, Sojourner Truth and Gwendolyn Brooks. Detailed biographies and illuminating images concentrate on contributions to the fields of science, politics, medicine, religion, history and the arts, providing a more complete view of black America's talents than do many other resources on the market. The CD features a timeline, as well as numerous audio and video clips that serve as further proof that this guide to black history makes a smart, thoughtful addition to the reference library of any student on your gift list. It's available for $29.95 on the World Wide Web at http://www.eb.com/bookstore or by calling (800) 747-8503.