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Thousands of North American and international newspapers, news magazines, wire services, broadcast news transcripts.
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African American Communities
Pamphlets, letters, newspapers, and oral histories documenting life in major African American communities since the early 19th century.
About African American CommunitiesAfrican American Newspapers, Series 1 (Readex)
*Best Bet for SubjectDigitized newspapers from over 35 U.S. states published by and for African Americans.
About African American Newspapers, Series 1 (Readex)AM Explorer
Searches across all of Rutgers' primary source collections from AM (Adam Matthew).
About AM ExplorerAM Search
Searches across all of Rutgers' primary source collections from AM (Adam Matthew).
About AM SearchAmerica: History & Life
*Best Bet for SubjectScholarship on United States and Canadian history from prehistoric times to the present.
About America: History & LifeArchives Unbound: Federal Response to Radicalism in the 1960s
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's previously classified files on prominent radicals and radical organizations from 1956 to 1971.
About Archives Unbound: Federal Response to Radicalism in the 1960sArchives Unbound: Federal Surveillance of African Americans, 1920-1984
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's previously classified files on prominent African Americans and African-American organizations.
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Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movements
(Open Access) Digitized primary sources focusing on civil rights activism.
About Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights MovementsBlack Thought and Culture
Non-fiction writing by leading figures in African American life and culture, including Frederick Douglas, W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida Wells, A. Phillip Randolph, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jesse Jackson, and hundreds of others.
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Colonial Caribbean
Digitized files from the British Colonial Office regarding the Caribbean.
About Colonial CaribbeanD
Documenting White Supremacy and Its Opponents in the 1920s
Digitized collection of Ku Klux Klan and Anti-Klan newspapers published during the 1920s. These sources document white nationalism in America and the work of those who opposed the Klan's violence and bigotry.
About Documenting White Supremacy and Its Opponents in the 1920sDrama Texts Collection
Drama Texts Collection contains the scripts of over 13,000 plays from around the world.
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Ethnic NewsWatch
*Best Bet for SubjectNewspapers, magazines, and journals published by ethnic, minority, and native presses. Includes publications in English and Spanish.
About Ethnic NewsWatchExploring Race in Society
Undergraduate-focused database on race, ethnicity, diversity, and inclusiveness in U.S. society in the 20th and 21st centuries.
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FirstSearch
A shared catalog of library collections worldwide.
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Global & International Studies Collection
Mainstream and niche magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals covering global studies topics, regional history, and ethnic perspectives.
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HathiTrust Digital Library
(Open Access) A collection of books, consisting mostly of works in the public domain, digitized by libraries around the world.
About HathiTrust Digital LibraryHistory Commons
Digitized historical and cultural materials from the United States, including African American newspapers, New Jersey county histories, American women's publications, and early newspapers such as the Pennsylvania Gazette.
About History CommonsHistory Vault (ProQuest)
Digitized archival collections documenting 19th and 20th century American history.
About History Vault (ProQuest)HistoryMakers
A collection of video oral history interviews with African Americans who have made significant contributions in a wide variety of fields.
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MLA International Bibliography
*Best Bet for SubjectCritical scholarship on literature, language, linguistics, folklore, and film.
About MLA International BibliographyMusic Online: Listening Collection
Music Online: Listening Collection contains over 10 million streaming audio tracks in a
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Newspaper Source Plus
Newspapers from around the world, plus hundreds of newswires, news magazines, and television and radio transcripts.
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ProQuest Digital Collections
Digitized primary and secondary sources from a wide variety of subject areas organized into many subcollections.
About ProQuest Digital CollectionsProQuest Historical Newspapers: Black Newspaper Collection
*Best Bet for SubjectDigitized historical newspapers published by and for the black community in the United States.
About ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Black Newspaper CollectionProQuest Historical Newspapers: Global
Over 200 digitized historical newspapers from the United States, Canada, and around the world.
About ProQuest Historical Newspapers: GlobalProQuest One Black Studies
Primary source content for teaching and research in black history and culture, with a primary focus on the U.S.
About ProQuest One Black StudiesProQuest One History
Digitized primary sources, including archival materials, letters, diaries, videos, and more.
About ProQuest One HistoryProQuest One Literature
Extensive global collection of primary source literary texts, criticism, analysis, and secondary sources.
About ProQuest One LiteratureProQuest One Social Sciences
*Best Bet for SubjectExtensive scholarship & research materials in all social sciences disciplines, including anthropology, criminology, international relations, library science, linguistics, political science, social work, and sociology.
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Qwest TV EDU
Qwest TV EDU is a collection of streaming videos of live performances of jazz, funk, sou
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Race Relations in America
Digitized primary sources originally produced by the Race Relations Department at Fisk University from 1943-1970.
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Slavery, Abolition & Social Justice
Digitized primary sources from archives around the world documenting the history of slavery, slaves' experiences and testimonies, and abolitionist and social justice movements.
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The Gilded Age
Digitized primary sources and interpretive materials covering the late 19th century in the United States.
About The Gilded AgeThe Olympic Movement: Sport, Global Politics and Identity
Digitized primary sources covering the history of the modern Olympic and Paralympic games from 1896 to 1992.
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WorldCat
A shared catalog of library collections worldwide.
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