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African American Biographies
 
Black History from the Thompson Gale Group is a free online resource that provides biographical information about notable African Americans. The site includes games, quizes and a timeline.
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Biography- from Infoplease
 
This site includes over 30,000 biographies of notable people both from history to popular culture.
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Biography.com
 
Over 25,000 historical and contemporary biographical sketches that include birth and death dates, photographs as available, and links to other biographies from the website and Internet sources. Search by name, keyword, category, or browse the entire list alphabetically.
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Black History: Biographies
 
A free online resource put out by the Thomas-Gale Group with biographies for some famous African Americans. Biographies include resources for further reading and links to websites with more information.
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Hispanic Heritage Biographies
 
Hispanic Heritage from the Thompson Gale Group is a free online resource that provides biographical information about notable people of Hispanic and Latin American descent. The site includes games, quizes and a timeline.
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Nobel e-Museum
 
The Nobel Prize is awarded for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. This site lists all of the Nobel Prize laureates and why they were selected, with a biography of each that includes their Nobel lecture.
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POTUS-Presidents of the United States
 
Biographies of all the presidents and links to related print and electronic resources.
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Voice of America Pronunciation Guide
 
Having difficulty pronouncing a name? This site has phonetic spellings and audio file pronunciations for hundreds of names.
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Women's History Biographies
 
Enclyclopedia Britannica profiles the contributions of 300 women who have changed the world.
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