US Social History - 4th Quarter Research Project: Secondary Sources

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This database offers texts from academic journals, books, and newspapers. Before you search, limit your search to academic journals by click "Scholarly Journals" above the search bar and "Full Text" below the search bar.

Select a database from this suite of American History products including, African American History, American Indian History, and/or American History. Please note: these products all include a range of document types that include both primary and secondary sources.

Perform a keyword search or browse the eBook collection (especially American Decades and American Eras) to find secondary source articles and primary source documents.

"Browse Topic" page provides an alphabetical list of topic pages for major historical events including: Civil Rights Movement, Cold War, Vietnam, Counter Culture, Hippies, Cuban Missile Crisis, Watergate, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Watergate, LGBTQ+ Movement, Stonewall Uprising, Women's Rights Movement, biographies, and more! Select "Academic Journals" to isolate your results to academic journal articles.

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