Contemporary American History: Brown v. Board (Volz)

Public Library Databases

**Select your public library from the links below. Follow the instructions to use your library card to access the databases and find articles.

DC Library's Online Newspaper Databases: Use your DC Public Library Card to access a variety of historical newspapers, including The New York Times, The Baltimore Sun, and The Washington Post, as well as historical black newspapers. Remember to limit the dates in your searches!

Montgomery County Public Library: Use your Montgomery County Library card to access The Washington Post Historical. Remember to limit the dates in your searches! You can also access The New York Times Historical on site only, at the Rockville Public Library.

Alexandria Public LIbrary: Use your Alexandria Public Library card to access The Washington Post Historical. Click on "Proquest Historical Newspapers." Remember to limit the dates in your searches!

Maret Databases

**If you are unable to use your library card, you can access articles through the Maret databases.

Newsbank’s guide to materials about Brown v Board is a good place to start.

NewsBank: Contemporary and historical newspaper articles from around the world. (user: maret password: frogs)

**Limit your search by date (May 18, 1954), but do not set limiters on "article type." Several newspapers in the database will have the required types and number of articles, including the Dallas Morning News, Plain Dealer, and Seattle Daily Times.

Important links

• Noodle Tools
• Library catalog
• Online databases