THE DIGITAL REPOSITORY FOR THE BLACK EXPERIENCE
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Sign up as a BasicMaker or DigitalMaker to join the global community of people learning about known and unknown African American history from first-hand accounts. Watch thousands of interviews in the Digital Archives, get your own History Chest to save videos for later, learn about interesting connections you may have with any of these historical figures and more. Get started for free.
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We offer enterprise-level InstitutionMaker memberships for universities, public libraries, museums, corporations and schools. Join us as an Institution to provide your entire organization with access to the full HistoryMakers Digital Archives and all our premium research tools.
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BasicMaker
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Sample the Digital Archives and get to know The HistoryMakers tools. Get started learning today.
Sign up- Premium research tools at your fingertips
- ScienceMakers Digital Archive access with over 900 hours of video interviews
- Hear from more than 211 of the nation’s top African American scientists
- Your Own “My History Chest” to save content
- Digital Library access to explore archival photos, letters, and other documents
- Get to know a deeper American history
- All tools are fully optimized for accessibility
DigitalMaker
$30/mo
Get unlimited access to the extensive HistoryMakers Digital Archive and our full suite of tools.
Sign up- Premium research tools at your fingertips
- HistoryMakers Digital Archive access with over 10,000 hours of video interviews
- Hear from more than 3,300 influential African Americans across a wide variety of professions
- Your Own “My History Chest” to save content
- Digital Library access to explore archival photos, letters, and other documents
- Get to know a deeper American history
- All tools are fully optimized for accessibility
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Enterprise memberships for educational institutions, corporations, schools, and other large-scale organizations.
Learn More- DigitalMaker memberships for your entire organization
- Scale up to thousands of users
- Embed as learning tool for your students, employees, or other users
- Join over 200 Schools, Universities, Libraries, Corporations and other organizations
- Expand your organization’s toolset and knowledge base
- Connect with EZProxy and LMS Canvas
WHAT YOU’LL GET
WHAT YOU’LL GET
THE SCIENCEMAKERS DIGITAL ARCHIVE
THE SCIENCEMAKERS DIGITAL ARCHIVE
FREE WITH ALL MEMBERSHIPS
Sample the full HistoryMakers Digital Archive through our ScienceMakers.
The ScienceMakers Digital Archive features the largest (over 900 hours) and only fully accessible archive of video recorded oral history interviews of 211 of the nation’s top African American scientists. Funded by a National Science Foundation grant, ScienceMakers charts the successful career pathways of these scientists across a variety of STEM disciplines while providing important role models for current and future generations. Its enduring impact will be felt for generations.
THE DIGITAL LIBRARY
THE DIGITAL LIBRARY
FREE WITH ALL MEMBERSHIPS
The HistoryMakers Digital Library is a primary source digital repository with 8554 items from the personal archives and collections of numerous HistoryMakers including letters, photographs, scrapbooks, speeches, audio/video recordings, and more.
THE HISTORYMAKERS DIGITAL ARCHIVE
THE HISTORYMAKERS DIGITAL ARCHIVE
DIGITALMAKER & INSTITIONMAKER MEMBERS
The HistoryMakers Digital Archive is the realization of our efforts to bring African American history to the forefront. It is a premium educational tool to get detailed insight into the people, places, and stories from American history you may never have heard.
Unlike other similar resources, The HistoryMakers Digital Archive provides high-quality video content, fully searchable transcripts, and unique content from individuals whose life stories would have been lost were it not for The HistoryMakers.