The Laramie project

Rossi/Weinstein

Database resources

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ABC-CLIO - Gay Rights (Overview)

EBSCO - Death in Wyoming (Shepard)

EBSCO - Sheparding a Son's Legacy (Shepard)

EBSCO - Fear and Loathing (Shepard)

EBSCO - A Life for a Life (Byrd)

EBSCO - Reflection on Jasper (Byrd)

EBSCO - Beneath the Surface (Byrd) - Trigger warning, this one is hard to read. It includes graphic descriptions of the crime scene.

Infobase - Washington state man charged with hate crime after anti-gay slurs

web resources

Website evaluation guide

The Matthew Shepard And James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act Of 2009

Matthew Shepard Foundation - Hate Crime Prevention Resources

Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division Hosts “15 Years of Progress: Honoring the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act”

American University Libguide: Researching Hate Crimes & Hate Crime Legislation: The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009

capital punishment

GALE - Capital Punishment (Overview)

ABC-CLIO - Capital Punishment (The results include a timeline, statistics, and information on methods, as well as specific cases. Main article features the history of the death penalty)

Death Penalty Information Center

racially motivated violence

EBSCO - Hate Crime (Overview)

GALE - Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990

FBI - Hate Crime Resources

Hate crimes are on the rise in the U.S. What are the psychological effects? - APA

MLA Citation Help

Mrs. M demonstrates how to use the My Bib extension.

Add the My Bib Extension to Google Chrome as an MLA helper.

When in doubt, check OWL MLA Citation Guide for how to cite Electronic Resources.

The SBHS In-text Citation Guide offers a refresher on MLA and in-text citation.

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