HIST 336-01 - Denison University

HIST 336-01: The Civil Rights Movement

Librarian: Mary Prophet: prophet@denison.edu Ex. 6512

Using Primary Sources on the Web
This is an excellent definition of primary sources as the term relates to historical research. This site also provides links to some web sites which provide access to primary sources. Some of these are also listed on your class page.
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources
This University of Maryland site provides simple straight forward definitions and examples of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources.

National Archives digital Search
The National Archives has a number of materials in its digital collections. This link leads you to the advanced search option.
Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive
The Civil Rights Era - Library of Congress, The American Memory Project
This is an online exhibit.
The Whole World Was Watching
Audio recording and transcripts of interviews of Rhode Island residents concerning events in the year 1968.
Television News of the Civil Rights Era 1950-1970
Contains Quick Time videos of news from Virginia Television Stations WDBJ (CBS) Roanoke and WSLS (NBC) Roanoke.
Remembering Jim Crow
Documenting the American South
History Matters Search
Use this search page to locate reviews for web sites that may be of interest. Remember these sites may or may not have primary materials.

Greenwood encyclopedia of African American civil rights : from emancipation to the twenty-first century - E185.61 .E54 2003
Encyclopedia of American race riots E184.A1 E573 2007
Encyclopedia of American civil rights and liberties KF4748 .E53 2006
Day by day, the forties D427 .L4
Day by day : the fifties D842.5 .M47 1979
Day by day : the sixties D840 .P27 1983