Section 37

American Memory Project

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American Memory Project
Brief Description: 

The American Memory Project is a digital collection from the Library of Congress. Browse the collection list by topic or date.

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The American Memory Project is a digital collection from the Library of Congress. Browse the collection list by topic or date.

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Internet Resources
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Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive

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Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive
Brief Description: 

An excellent collection of photographs, manuscripts, and oral histories from the University of Southern Mississippi Libraries are available on this site.

Full Description: 

An excellent collection of photographs, manuscripts, and oral histories from the University of Southern Mississippi Libraries are available on this site. From the homepage, click on â??Other Civil Rights Resourcesâ? for a further scholarly resources online.

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Internet Resources
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Congressional Quarterly Almanac

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Congressional Quarterly Almanac
Brief Description: 

Contains summaries of the laws passed by Congress and related materials.

Full Description: 

Contains summaries of the laws passed by Congress and related materials. The 1964 volume includes a very useful article on civil rights.

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Print Reference Sources
Library Location and Call Number: 
Ref JK1 .C13
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http://books.luther.edu/record=b1064089~S9
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Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice

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Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice
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More than 850 A-to-Z entries cover important people, organizations, and social events that have influenced social norms.

Full Description: 

More than 850 A-to-Z entries cover important people, organizations, and social events that have influenced social norms. While biographical entries are brief, the subject entries may be as long as six pages. Each volume contains a reader’s guide for related articles.

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Print Reference Sources
Library Location and Call Number: 
Ref HM 671 .E53 2007 vols 1-3
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http://books.luther.edu/record=b1265793~S9
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Columbia Guide to America in the 1960s

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Columbia Guide to America in the 1960s
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Consult the table of contents for a listing of essays, most of which have some relationship to the transforming events of the civil rights movement.

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Consult the table of contents for a listing of essays, most of which have some relationship to the transforming events of the civil rights movement. There is an alphabetical listing of topics on pp. 177-259, as well as a lengthy annotated bibliography and index at the end. See other reference works on the sixties adjacent to this book.

Resource Type: 
Print Reference Sources
Library Location and Call Number: 
Ref E841 .C575 2001
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http://books.luther.edu/record=b1222481~S9
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New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture

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New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture
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Twelve thematic volumes including history, religion, ethnicity, law and politics, and music.

Full Description: 

Twelve thematic volumes including history, religion, ethnicity, law and politics, and music. Note volume three, for example, with an introductory essay and bibliography. Consult the table of contents for entries. Also indexed.

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Print Reference Sources
Library Location and Call Number: 
Ref F209 .N47 2006 vols 1-12
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http://books.luther.edu/record=b1260236~S9
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Columbia Documentary History of Race and Ethnicity in America

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Columbia Documentary History of Race and Ethnicity in America
Brief Description: 

Provides an introductory essay to each set of primary documents, followed by a bibliography.

Full Description: 

Provides an introductory essay to each set of primary documents, followed by a bibliography. Check Race Relations in America for additional primary documents.

Resource Type: 
Print Reference Sources
Library Location and Call Number: 
Ref E184 .A1 C57
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http://books.luther.edu/record=b1246762~S9
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Race Relations in America: A Reference Guide with Primary Documents

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Race Relations in America: A Reference Guide with Primary Documents
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Provides an introductory essay to each set of primary documents, followed by a bibliography.

Full Description: 

Provides an introductory essay to each set of primary documents, followed by a bibliography. Check the Columbia Documentary History for additional primary documents.

Resource Type: 
Print Reference Sources
Library Location and Call Number: 
Ref E184 .A1 D283 2006
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http://books.luther.edu/record=b1261502~S9
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Greenwood Encyclopedia of African-American Civil Rights: From Emancipation to the Twentieth Century

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Greenwood Encyclopedia of African-American Civil Rights
Brief Description: 

Contains articles about civil rights landmark events, laws and significant individuals. Vol. 2 includes a chronology and numerous primary documents.

Full Description: 

Contains articles about civil rights landmark events, laws and significant individuals. Vol. 2 includes a chronology and numerous primary documents.

Resource Type: 
Print Reference Sources
Library Location and Call Number: 
Ref E185.61 .E54 2003
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http://books.luther.edu/record=b1235644~S9
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Historical Dictionary of School Segregation and Desegregation: The American Experience

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Historical Dictionary of School Segregation and Desegregation
Brief Description: 

The Introduction provides a good overview of the topic of school segregation/desegregation. There is also a chronology, 1787-1996 at the end.

Full Description: 

The Introduction provides a good overview of the topic of school segregation/desegregation. There is also a chronology, 1787-1996 at the end.

Resource Type: 
Print Reference Sources
Library Location and Call Number: 
Ref LC212.52 .R34 1998
Link to Magnus: 
http://books.luther.edu/record=b1195129~S9
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