Journals
- Oxford African American Studies Center This link opens in a new windowOver 7500 articles from core African American reference sources; also including primary source documents, images, maps, timelines, and biographies.
- SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new windowFull 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) - JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. In most cases, full text of the journal is available from the first issue to date. Arts & Sciences I-XV, Business IV, Hebrew Journals, Ireland, Jewish Studies, Language & Literature, Life Sciences, Lives of Literature, Public Health, Security Studies, Sustainability, Global Plants, 19th Century Pamphlets, Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa, World Heritage Sites: Africa.
NOTE: Artstor has been combined with JSTOR. As of August 1, 2024, images from Artstor are accessible through JSTOR.
Newspapers and Magazines
- Black Newspapers This link opens in a new windowA collection of significant Black newspapers from the United States.
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers This link opens in a new windowSearchable 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 All Access This link opens in a new window
See our guide on how to set up and access your NYT All Access account.
New York Times All Access includes everything The New York Times offers:
- News: Understand the world with original reporting from 1,700 journalists
- Games: Spelling Bee, Wordle, The Crossword and more.
- Cooking: Recipes, advice and inspiration for any occasion.
- Wirecutter: Independent reviews for thousands of products
- The Athletic: In-depth, personalized sports journalism.
The TimesMachine & New York Times Article Archive: digital replicas of issues from 1851-2002.
Registered users can download up to 5 PDFs per day.
Once registered, students will have access until 12/31 of the graduation year selected and faculty/staff will have 4 years of full account access, after which they must re-authenticate by visiting accessnyt.com.
- National Newspapers Premier This link opens in a new windowCoverage 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"