Journals
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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.
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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) -
America: History & Life This link opens in a new windowCitations 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.
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Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new windowAnnotated 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 This link opens in a new window
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.
Newspapers and Magazines
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Black Newspapers This link opens in a new windowA collection of significant Black newspapers from the United States.
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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.
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New York Times Article Archive This link opens in a new windowOnline 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.
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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"