Research Guides: Anti-Racism Research Guide: Databases

Journals

Oxford African American Studies Center
Over 7500 articles from core African American reference sources; also including primary source documents, images, maps, timelines, and biographies.
SocINDEX with Full Text
Full text for over 500 journals in sociology and related disciplines, and indexing for over 3000 others. Also includes relevant books and conference papers, many of them full-text, and allows searching of cited references.
Covers: 1895 - present (varies by title)
America: History & Life
Citations to journal articles and reviews of books on the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Indexes over 2,000 scholarly historical journals.
Covers: 1964 - present
Historical Abstracts
Annotated references to journal articles on the history of areas outside of the United States and Canada. Subject coverage extends from the year 1450 to the present. Indexes over 2,000 scholarly historical journals.
Covers: 1954 - present (citations)
JSTOR
Arts & Sciences I, Arts & Sciences II, Arts & Sciences VII, Language & Literature, and Life Sciences Collections. An archive of important scholarly journal literature and ebooks. In most cases, full text of the journal is available from the first issue to date.
HeinOnline Slavery in America and the World Collection
This HeinOnline collection brings together legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. This includes statutes passed by colonies and states on slavery, federal statutes dealing with slavery, and state and federal cases.

Newspapers and Magazines

Black Newspapers
A collection of significant Black newspapers from the United States.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Searchable database that allows you to view select historic newspaper pages from 1836 - 1922. and find information about newspapers from 1690 to the present.
New York Times Article Archive
Online index. For library provided full-text, check the link Find a Specific Journal. SUNY Oswego students, faculty, and staff may request free copy service for those articles available only in microfilm.
Covers: 1851- present
National Newspapers Premier
Coverage of 27 major newspapers, most in full-text. Sources include multiple year coverage of The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian (UK), and other important U.S. papers.

How to Search

Use these databases to access historical and contemporary journal and newspaper articles on topics related to race. The following keywords may help in your research. Also search by name of key figures like Martin Luther King, Jr. or events like the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, VA.

General topic keywords:

racism
anti-racism
"racial justice"
"social justice"
"civil rights"
"black lives matter"
"criminal justice reform"
"voting rights"
"white supremacy"