Embedded Files
General Resources
General Resources
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1777-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1777-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers (select "Advanced search" and enter keywords) Provides full text access to current as well as historical articles from the Chicago Tribune, Hartford Courant, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers (select "Advanced search" and enter keywords) Provides full text access to current as well as historical articles from the Chicago Tribune, Hartford Courant, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal.
Eras
Eras
Africa, Colonization, and the Slave Trade: Beginnings – 1819
Compromise and Conflict over Slavery: 1820–1860
The Civil War and Reconstruction: 1861–1876
Segregation, Migration and the Beginnings of Protest: 1877–1928
The Great Depression and the New Deal: 1929–1940
World War II and the Start of Desegregation: 1941–1954
Civil Rights Protest and Progress: 1955–1971
Expansion of Opportunities: 1972–Present
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
African American Experience - Overview
African American Experience - Overview
Britannica - African Americans
PBS - The African American Experience
PBS Rise and Fall of Jim Crowe - Narratives
Civil Rights
Civil Rights
A&E History - Civil Rights Movements
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
American History, Race and Prison
PBS American Experience - Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
NAACP - Criminal Justice Fact Sheet
Education (Segretation - Desegregation)
Education (Segretation - Desegregation)
ABC CLIO: American History - A Nation in Upheavel, 1954-1975
A&E History: Brown v Board of Education
National Archives - Brown v Board of Education, 1954
Housing, Income & Employment Opportunities
Housing, Income & Employment Opportunities
U.S. Dept. of the Treasury: Racial Differences in Economic Security - Housing
Political Power
Political Power
A&E History - How the Black Power Movement Influenced the Civil Rights Movement
ATL - Powerical Power: The Color Line
Smithsonial NMAAHC - Foundations of Black Power
SNCC: The Emergence of Black Power
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