HIST 395-011: Without Protection: Race, the Criminal Justice System and the Cause Celebre in 20th Century African American History

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Through the Carolina BLU Delivery Service, you can request to have books and articles available at any of the UNC-CH campus libraries, as well as books and articles requested from libraries outside of UNC, delivered to the campus library most convenient to you.

Helpful Search Terms, Keywords & Subject Headings

The hyperlinks listed below are subject headings found in the UNC-Chapel Hill Catalog. These headings can be used with other library catalogs such as WorldCat (OCLC), which inclues the holdings of U.S. and international libraries.

African Americans--Law and legislation--History.

African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--History.

Crime and race--United States--History.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.

Discrimination in law enforcement--United States.

Books 

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Academic journal articles 

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Academic OneFile
Coverage: 1980 - present
Contains academic, trade and general-interest journal articles in HTML and PDF formats - some full text. Also includes full-text of the NYT dating back to 1995, as well as podcasts and transcripts from CBC, CNN & NPR.

America, History & Life/Historical Abstracts
Coverage: 1955 - present
A combination of two databases with journal articles, books, chapters, book reviews, and dissertations covering North American history from 1955 to the present. Contains some full-text.

Black Studies Center
Coverage: 1902 - present
The Black Studies Center includes the Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, a series of essays about the development of Black Studies as an academic field; historical backfiles of The Chicago Defender; and the International Index to Black Periodicals Full Text. It is a source for scholarly articles in the humanities and social sciences about the Black experience in the U.S. and the African Diaspora.

Black Thought and Culture
Coverage: To 1975
A collection of non-fiction writings by major black leaders in North America, such as educators, politicians, religious leaders & athletes.

Ethnic NewsWatch
Coverage: 1960 - present
Contains a full-text collection of newspapers, magazines and journals that cover the ethnic and minority press.

LexisNexis Academic
Coverage: Varies - some files date back 1970s
Provides full-text access to general, regional and international news, legal information, and other topics such as biographical information.

MasterFILE Premier
Coverage: 1984 - present; full-text: 1990 - present
Contains abstracts, indexes and some full text for periodicals covering general reference, business, health, etc.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Coverage: Varies among the newspapers
Full-text historical articles from The Atlanta Constitution, the New York Times and the Washington Post.

Race Relations Abstracts
Coverage: 1975 - present
A collection of abstracts for articles covering race relations, ethnic studies, discrimination and other related subjects.

Readers' Guide Retrospective
Coverage: 1890 - 1982
Index of over 500 popular periodicals and magazines covering some of the momentous events of 20th century America.

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Primary and Reference Sources

Documenting the American South
An electronic collection sponsored by the Academic Affairs Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides access to digitized primary materials that offer Southern perspectives on American history and culture.

Encyclopedia of Race and Racisim
Online

Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society
Online

Encyclopedia of Race and Ethnic Studies
Davis Library Reference and UL Reference GN495.6 .C37 2004

Oxford African American Studies Center
Online

Web Sites

Web sites can be valuable sources of information. Keep in mind the importance of evaluating information you find on the web. In addition to using Google and other search engines, use resources developed by librarians such as the Stone Center Library's Guide to the Web, as well as the Librarian's Internet Index or the Scout Report.

Council on Crime and Justice
www.crimeandjustice.org

Equal Justice Initiative
http://eji.org/eji/

Southern Poverty Law Center
www.splcenter.org

Truth in Justice
www.truthinjustice.org

Google Scholar

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