Microsoft Encarta 2001: Africana Third Edition ( Original )
Encarta Africana Third Edition is a comprehensive and authoritative multimedia encyclopedia focusing on the history, geography, and culture of people of African descent worldwide. Encarta, the world's #1 multimedia reference brand, and co-editors from Harvard University's Afro-American Studies Department have joined together to create a multimedia encyclopedia that provides the best user experience through technology-driven innovation. With Encarta Africana, you can explore the world of black history and culture in-depth from Africa to North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe.
Content Highlights
Library of Black America features an extensive collection of books, slave narratives, novels, and poems written by African Americans between 1773 and 1918.
Civil Rights Movement Chronology depicts the defining moments of the movement between 1950 and 1968.
The African American Music Timeline recounts the evolution of African-American music from ragtime to hip-hop.
Historic Sites of Africa videos were shot on location for the PBS/BBC television series, "Wonders of the African World with Henry Louis Gates, Jr."
Virtual Tours offer 360° views of historically significant locales.
Africana on Camera is an exclusive collection of videos featuring celebrities commenting on important topics of major contemporary significance.
Interactive Maps let you explore various layers of information about Africa.
The interactive Historical Timeline is a scrolling multimedia presentation of nine periods of black history from 4 million B.C.E. to the present.
Technology Highlights
Encarta Researcher allows you to create save information and prepare reports using information from any source, including the World Wide Web.
Web Center seamlessly extends searches to the World Wide Web*.
Intuitive Contents Pages make finding information faster and easier than ever.
Topic Treks enable you to choose a subject and find all related entries.
Pinpointer recognizes the word you are typing and finds all related terms and articles.
Text to Speech provides audio playback of highlighted text.
* Access to and use of the Internet may require separate payment to an Internet Service Provider. Connect time charges may apply.
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