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| "In a rare public appearance together, the leaders of Civil Rights groups conduct a news conference in Memphis, Tenn., June 7, 1966, in the wake of the shotgun attack on James Meredith near Hernando, Miss. From left, they are: Stokely Carmichael, leader of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee; the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; and Floyd McKissick, speaking, national director of the Congress of Racial Equality." --AP | ||
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| Civil rights | Reference Coll: KF4743.8 1970 | ||
| Civil rights in the United States | Reference Coll: E184.A1 C47 2000 | ||
| The civil rights movement : references and resources | Reference Coll: E185.61 .M93 1993 | ||
| Encyclopedia of African-American civil rights : from emancipation to the present | Reference Coll: E185.61 .E54 1992 | ||
| The encyclopedia of civil rights in America | Reference Coll: E185.61 .E544 1998 | ||
| Historical dictionary of the civil rights movement | Reference Coll: E185.61 .L84 1997 |
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| The Greenwood encyclopedia of African American civil rights : from emancipation to the twenty-first century | Reference Coll: E185.61 .E54 2003 | ||
| A traveler's guide to the civil rights movement | Reference Coll: E185.61 .C267 2004 | ||
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To find books on your topic, you will probably want to do a keyword search in ALCUIN, the Library's online catalog. ALCUIN supports most standard searching, including Boolean Operators (AND, OR), Nesting (using parentheses), and Truncation (using the asterisk *). To browse the collections, use call number E185 in LC classed collections and CR in US Government documents. |
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| America: History and Life | Coverage of the United States and Canada from over 2000 English language history journals. 1964-present. | ||
| New York Times Historical | Searchable full image of every page of the New York Daily Times and New York Times including all advertisements. 1851-1999. | ||
| Reader's Guide Retrospective | Index of Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature indexes 240 magazines--the ones most often found in school, public, and college library collections, as well as the New York Times (late New York edition). The index entries include subject links to the actual page of citations in the printed Reader's Guide. Articles for the years 1890 through 1982 are covered. | ||
| Worldwide Political Science Abstracts | Builds on the merged backfiles of Political Science Abstracts and ABC POL SCI. Provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy. 1975 - current. | ||
| Washington
Post Historical |
Searchable full image of every page of the Washington Post and including all advertisements. 1877 - 1988. | ||
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| Brother outsider: the life of Bayard Rustin Media Video Coll: E185.97.R93 B76 2002 |
Bayard Rustin was a key figure in the civil rights movement for over 40 years. He brought non-violent resistance to a new level in the American Civil Rights movement. The film captures Rustin's commitment to justice and human rights, his brilliant intellect and charismatic personality, as well as the public scorn he faced from both black and white because of his openness about his sexual orientation. Presents a fascinating look at the role race, politics, and orientation play in American radicalism | ||
| Burke and Paine on revolution Media Video Coll: JC571 .B87 1982 |
How should political and social change be brought about? At what point do the prudent seriously consider rebellion? The year is 1792 and Thomas Paine and Edmund Burke who both supported the American Revolution debate these issues | ||
| Civil rights in the United States Media CD-ROM Coll: JC599.U5 S53 1999 |
Fully indexed and searchable collection of information and primary source documents relating to civil rights in the United States from the colonial era to the present. Includes documents, pictures, timelines, maps, and audio | ||
| Eyes on the prize: America at the racial crossroads Media Video Coll: E185.615 .E942 1989 |
Offers a comprehensive reappraisal of the leaders and events that brought the civil rights movement from the South to the rest of the United States from 1965 through the 1980s | ||
| Freedom on my mind Media Video Coll: E185.93.M6 F74 1994 |
Documentary of the civil rights movement and the events surrounding the Mississippi Voter Registration Project of the early 1960's. Combines archival footage with contemporary interviews | ||
| Making sense of the sixties Media Video Coll: HN59 .M35 1991 |
Examines the meaning behind the events and changes brought about during the 1960s. Explores the political, social, and cultural movements of the decade through the eyes of those who were in the thick of the struggle, those on the sidelines and those who were enraged and confused by what they saw happening | ||
| The rise and fall of Jim Crow Media Video Coll: E185.61 .R57 2002 |
The rise and fall of Jim Crow offers the first comprehensive look at race relations in America between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement. This definitive four-part series documents the context in which the laws of segregation known as the "Jim Crow" system originated and developed | ||
| The Road to Brown Media Video Coll: KF373.H68 R62 1989 |
Presents the role of the Black lawyer, Charles Houston, in the landmark Supreme Court case of Brown vs. Board of Education which overturned segregation | ||
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