Gale Databases:

• Smithsonian Primary Sources- US History- Discover primary sources selected for the U.S. History curriculum, each with an overview and critical thinking questions.

• Gale General OneFile- Access general interest magazines and key serials in a single resource. Best for general research.

use Great Migration ca. 1910-1970 to narrow your search

• Gale OneFile: US History- Search balanced coverage of events in U.S. history. Best for novice historians and academic researchers. Updated daily.

• Gale In Context: US History- Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources.

• Gale OneFile: News- Access major U.S. and international newspapers online to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, or other fields.

• Gale Academic OneFile- Quickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals. Best for academic research.

• Gale OneFile Diversity Studies- Access a range of periodical content to explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community.

ResearchIt CT:

• History Reference Center- an EBSCO database, use your library card or the one on "Ticket to the Databases" to login from home

• Or- use the "OneSearch" option to do a keyword search on your topic.

ScholasticGO: a great place to start, it has a collection of online encyclopedias that are perfect for gathering background knowledge

Discovery Education: A collection of videos, articles, images, and other resources. Login with Google using your school email.

Google Scholar: A freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines

• National Archives

• ScholasticGO

• Digital Public Library of America

• Chronicling America- America’s Historic Newspapers from 1789-1963

• Library of Congress- Virtual Reference Shelf

• History.com

• Encyclopedia Britannica (redlining, Jim Crow law, Chicago 1950s)

• Encyclopedia of Chicago

• Bronzeville: The Black Metropolis

• Chicago Black Renaissance Literary Movement

• 35 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of Chicago in the 1950s

• Housing and Race in Chicago

• The Great Migration 1910-1970 (census.gov)