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Access sources of information covering the explorers of the Americas to the issues of today’s headlines, American History investigates the people, events, and stories of our nation’s evolution.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library
ebooks searchable using the search window above
Alternative Energy , 3v, 2007
American Decades , 10v, 2001
American Decades Primary Sources , 10v, 2004
Biotechnology: Changing Life Through Science , 3v, 2007
Checks and Balances: The Three Branches of the American Government , 3v, 2005
Cold War Reference Library , 6v, 2004
Constitutional Amendments: From Freedom of Speech to Flag Burning , 2nd ed., 3v, 2008
Copyright for Schools: A Practical Guide , 4th ed., 2005
Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States , 5v, 2008
Environmental Science: In Context , 2v, 2009
The Gale Encyclopedia of Science , 4th ed., 6v, 2008
Human and Civil Rights: Essential Primary Sources , 2007
Inventors and Inventions , 5v, 2008
Science and Its Times , 8v, 2001
Supreme Court Drama: Cases That Changed America , 4v, 2001
The U.S. Constitution A to Z , 2nd ed., 2008
UXL Encyclopedia of Diseases and Disorders , 5v, 2009
UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances , 5v, 2006
Global Issues in Context
Global Issues in Context
Primary Sources
Primary Sources
On the Verge of a Dangerous Racial Conflagration, 1955
Eisenhower advisor Frederic Morrow warns that African Americans' reaction to the Emmett Till case is creating an explosive situation.
Rules for Riding Desegregated Buses, 1956
The Montgomery Improvement Association advises its members on how to behave on buses after the boycott ends.
"No school in our state will be integrated..." (1962)
Mississippi governor Ross Barnett defies the Supreme Court.
Nonviolence and Racial Justice, 1957
In 1957, young minister Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. explains the nonviolent philosophy.
Letter from a Freedom Rider's Father, 1961
When John Dolan leaves college to join the Freedom Riders, his father loses patience.
A Volatile Time, 1962
The federal judge who stopped marchers in Albany, Georgia, defends his ruling.
African-American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship - This Special Presentation of the Library of Congress exhibition, The African-American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship, showcases the Library's incomparable African-American collections. The presentation was not only a highlight of what is on view in this major black history exhibition, but also a glimpse into the Library's vast African-American collections, including a section on Civil Rights. Both include a wide array of important and rare books, government documents, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, plays, films, and recordings.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott posted by ADAH: Alabama Moments in History
Montgomery Bus Boycott including primary sources via the National Archives at Atlanta
Montgomery Bus Boycott via the Alabama Encyclopedia sponsored by Alabama University
"Tired of Giving In," an article posted on America.gov
The Montgomery Boycott an article published by the National Park Service.
The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott as reported by the Montgomery Advertiser
Code of the City of Montgomery, Alabama. Charlottesville: Michie City Publishing Co., 1952. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.
Montgomery Advertiser article, 12/06/55, Alabama Department of Archives and History Public Information Subject Files - General File, Bus Boycott, SG6945, folder 305b. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.
Montgomery Advertiser article, 12/9/55, Alabama Department of Archives and History Public Information Subject Files - General File, Bus Boycott, SG6945, folder 305b. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.
"Negroes' Most Urgent Needs," Inez Jessie Baskin Papers, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.
Montgomery Advertiser editorial, 4/26/56. Alabama Department of Archives and History Public Information Subject Files - General File, Bus Boycott, SG6945, folder 305b. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.
"Integrated Bus Suggestions," Inez Jessie Baskin Papers, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.
Selma March
Selma March
A brief overview article from the Library of Congress
The First March From Selma March 7, 1965
Article and Primary Source via the Global Issues in Context database
The American Experience: March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama via PBS. Includes in article discussing why the activists decided to
march and a couple of primary sources.
An article, First March from Selma, from the Library Congress with hyperlinks to additional information as well as primary sources.
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education
Topic Overviews and primary sources via the Global Issues database
"With an Even Hand" an online Library of Congress exhibition
Brown v. Board of Education published by the National Park Service (after reading the article, scroll down to the bottom the page for other helpful links)
Documents related to Brown v. Board of Education via The U.S. National Archives
KCLS Resources
KCLS Resources
New York Times Historical Newspapers - Articles from New York Daily Times (1851-1857) and New York Times (1857-2001). Viewing requires Adobe Acrobat.
Newspaper Archive - Full-text articles from a wide range of historical newspapers. [ World Languages Options ]
African American Experience - Encyclopedia articles, primary documents (manuscripts, speeches, court cases, quotations, advertisements, etc), interviews and journal articles exploring the African American experience.
American Indian History & Culture - Articles, biographies, images and primary source documents detailing the Native American experience.
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