Research Guides: AAS366: HASHTAG #FERGUSON: The Politics of Resistance Post 911: Articles

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Alternative Press Index and Archive [EBSCO] 1969+ This link opens in a new window
Indexes hundreds of alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines covering cultural, economic, political & social change.
Alt-PressWatch [ProQuest] 1995+ This link opens in a new window
Full text database for 130+ newspapers, magazines and journals from alternative and independent presses.
Ethnic NewsWatch [ProQuest] 1960+ This link opens in a new window
Full text newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Look for the Ethnic Group limiter and select African American/Caribbean/African.
Academic Search Ultimate [EBSCO] This link opens in a new window
Mix of scholarly and popular articles in all disciplines.
America: History & Life with Full Text [EBSCO] 1953+ This link opens in a new window
The major article database for US history.
Communication & Mass Media Complete [EBSCO] This link opens in a new window
Covers several hundred core journals in media and mass communication.
Black Studies Periodicals [ProQuest] This link opens in a new window
Scholarly & news articles covering culture, history, multidisciplinary politics, social issues,etc.
Nexis Uni (Coverage varies by title) This link opens in a new window
New Lexis-Nexis interface, with a single search box, plus filters to refine searches; users are encouraged to register for an ID & password, to take advantage of personalization features. Covers a wide range of news, business, legal & reference information; includes federal & state laws & cases.
Sociological Abstracts [ProQuest] 1952+ This link opens in a new window
Abstracts for articles in 1,800+ journals, conference papers, books, and dissertations in the social and behavioral sciences.
Project Muse (Current issues) This link opens in a new window
"Deep" searching of the full text of scholarly articles; coverage limited to the last 5-10 years. from other databases - and the Discovery Service - will lead you to Project Muse.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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