Background and reference information can be very helpful when preparing to do research. It can help you narrow your topic into something you can research for a paper. It can also provide key names, dates, and terms for you to focus on.
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Includes more than 49,500 bibliographic records covering essential areas related to race relations, including ethnic studies, discrimination, immigration studies, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.
JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
Full text of scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.
Indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences; provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews
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Covers a large variety of topics and is recommended for most research projects. It contains articles from many academic journals, magazines, newspapers, and other credible sources.
The collection is nearly two million pages of internal memos, legal briefings, and direct action summaries from national, legal, and branch offices throughout the country. It charts the NAACP’s work and delivers a first-hand view into crucial issues. The collection holds the distinction of being the most heavily used collection in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress.
A diverse range of primary source material is showcased in this collection that focuses on race relations across social, political, cultural and religious arenas.
Discover a wealth of primary source material on the Civil Rights Movement, segregation, discrimination and racial theory in America during three pivotal decades of the twentieth century.
Contains records of 27,233 trans-Atlantic slave ship voyages made between 1595 and 1866
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The culmination of more than 10 years of organizing and collecting materials, the African American Historical Serials Collection is a centralized and accessible resource of formerly fragmentary, widely-dispersed and endangered materials originating from various institutions and sources—including some that had not
previously participated in preservation projects.
A collection of African American newspapers contains a wealth of information about cultural life and history during the 1800s and is rich with first-hand reports of the major events and issues of the day, including the Mexican War, Presidential and Congressional addresses, Congressional abstracts, business and commodity markets, the humanities, world travel and religion.
The Publication of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association (PALARA) is a multi-disciplinary journal that publishes research and creative works relevant to African Diaspora Studies in the Americas. Currently, the journal is a partnership between the University of Texas at Arlington and Mount Holyoke College.
When searching for books in the UTA Libraries catalog, I recommend using the Advanced Search function and take advantage of the multiple search lines to capture different concepts rather than using a phrase.
For example, rather than doing a search for "reparations for Black Americans," you can search for
reparations
[AND] Black OR "african american" OR "african americans"
Then under Content type, you can click Book/ eBook to limit your search to only books in our collection on your topic.
View that search here, and try your own.
The Statistical Abstract of the United States is comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States
In print, the Statistical Abstract of the United States is a one-volume, comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Online it is 1400+ individually indexed tables (with attached spreadsheets), both searchable and browsable. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web.
The standard source for the quantitative facts of American history, a compendium of statistics from over 1,000 sources. Includes over 37,000 data series and topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America are each placed in historical context by a recognized expert in the field. Users can graph individual tables and create customized tables and spreadsheets reflecting their own particular areas of interest.
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A mapping application that lets users quickly create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using powerful demographic, business, and marketing data. Works best with Firefox or Safari. There are known compatibility issues with Chrome when accessing off-campus or through campus WiFi.
Please note only five simultaneous users are allowed.
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