Guides: We Remember: OCLS Remembers Colin Powell

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Autobiographies
Read about Colin Powell's life and career in his own words.
DVDs Featuring Colin Powell
Colin Powell offers his perspective on numerous topics in these DVD selections.

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Colin Powell (April 5, 1937-October 18, 2021)

Colin Powell was a retired 4-star general and the first African-American Secretary of State, serving in that position from 2001 to 2005. He also served as National Security Advisor from 1987 to 1989, in addition to being the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993. After retiring from public service, he wrote books and engaged in public speaking. General Powell was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice, the Congressional Gold Medal, and the Secretary of State Distinguished Service Medal.

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Biography (Gale in Context)
Gale in Context: Biography has more than 600,000 biographies of notable people from yesterday to today. Get authoritative at-a-glance or in-depth information. Come face-to-face with your subject through video, audio clips, podcasts, images and other multimedia resources. This database includes tools to download, print and share content online; and citation help. All content is effectively organized by type –reference, news, primary sources, magazines, academic journals, multimedia and more-with easy search and browse options. If you “need a life” Biography in Context is the research tool to use!
NewsBank
NewsBank provides access to tens of millions of articles and video clips from local (Orlando Sentinel, El Sentinel), state, regional, national and international newspapers and other news sources. NewsBank's full-text, fully searchable databases are consistently updated with the current content you require to research issues and events. NewsBank resources also include years of archives, enabling you to research subjects from the past and track trends or developments from their origins.

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