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Other Voices of American Literature: Civil Rights Project

Check out our print resources....

Historical Newspapers


"A Weekly Newspaper Covering Civil Rights in the South 1965-68"
Founded by Harvard students who were part of the Freedom Summer
Archives:  1965-1968


Library of Congress 
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
This only covers events *up to 1963*

 


Eyewitness newspaper and magazine reports from the Civil Rights era.
2 volumes (print) of primary source documents

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Sources on the Civil Rights Movement

All of the ebooks in GVRL are reference and non-fiction print sources that have been digitized for online delivery.

For best results, click the ADVANCED tab to enter multiple search terms.  Sample search:

When your search returns appear, click on the View Text tab.  This record provides a background overview and an excerpt from his book recounting his experiences.

 

Contemporary News Sources

Additional Database Featuring the Civil RIghts Movement

Credits

Project designed by Jason Ahlers.    LibGuide created by Jennifer Donahue.  Questions or comments?  Contact jdonahue@stxavier.org