Encyclopaedia Britannica's Guide to Black History represents an effort to trace the African American experience and achievements in the United States and elsewhere over two millennia. The browse features enable users to pinpoint the central people, places, topics and events covered in Black history, and Spotlight has biographies on people such as Alvin Ailey, Matthew Henson, Mary McLeod Bethune and Hank Aaron. In addition, a subject browse feature allows a patron or student to look up people, places, issues and events based on a particular topic.

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