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Biography in Context provides authoritative information on historically significant figures and present day newsmakers.
Topic(s) Biographies
Target audience(s) Teens
Great for Researching well known people
Content source(s) Contemporary black biography, contemporary musicians, encyclopedia of world biography, newsmakers, writer’s directory
Content type(s) Magazines, newspapers, videos, podcasts, primary sources
Provider Gale
Language(s) English
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Can I use this on my computer? Yes

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