Research Guides: HST262: The History of the N-Word: Research

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Subjects: Africana Studies, Archives Concentration, Community Engagement and Social Change, Education, History, Jewish Studies, Religion, Social Work, Study of Women and Gender

The resources listed on this page can help you to find historic context for your class assignments

African American Newspapers: The 19th Century (Coverage varies by title) This link opens in a new window Full text articles from The Christian Recorder, The Colored American/Weekly Advocate, Frederick Douglass Paper, Freedom's Journal, The National Era, The North Star, Provincial Freeman, and Douglass Monthly.
American Periodicals [ProQuest] 18th-early 20th Century This link opens in a new window Combines American Periodical Series (APS) and American Periodicals from the Center for Research Libraries, offering full text access to 18th-early 20th century American magazines and journals.
History Vault: Black Freedom Struggles in the 20th Century This link opens in a new window Primary source documents focused on the Black Freedom Struggle in the 20th Century. Includes records from the NAACP, SCLC, SNCC, CORE, as well as federal records on the Black Freedom Struggle.
Oxford African American Studies Center This link opens in a new window Articles on African American history, literature, and culture from scholarly reference works.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Part of the New York Public Library, the Schomburg is a national research library devoted to collecting, preserving and providing access to resources documenting the experiences of peoples of African descent throughout the world.

Slavery & Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive [Gale] This link opens in a new window Contains primary source documents from the United States & Europe, as well as other parts of the world; formats include antebellum books, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, images, and extensive archival material.

Chronicle of Higher Education 1989+ This link opens in a new window News and editorials on all facets of higher education in the U.S., Canada, and abroad, with lists of relevant research, books, seminars, workshops, fellowships, and grants.
Education Week (Website) This link opens in a new window
Once on the Education Week website, click Sign In on the top right corner. If you don't already have an account, click Create account, and use your Smith email address. Provide additional information and choose newsletters as suits you, and then complete your account creation. You'll now be able to log in with this account directly on the Education Week website for full access. (After creating your account, you may receive an email from Education Week titled invoice or receipt, please ignore these.)

Inside Higher Ed (website) Inside Higher Ed provides the latest news, analysis and solutions for the entire higher education community

Access World News [NewsBank] (Coverage varies by title) This link opens in a new window Current and archived news content including local, state, national and international newspapers, broadcast transcripts, news wires, news blogs, video, etc.

New York Times, 1851+ This link opens in a new window
Full text access to current issues and a complete archive (does not include The Crossword). The first time you click on this link, you will be prompted to create your own New York Times account, using your Smith email address. After that you can go directly to nytimes.com or use the NYTimes app from anywhere, on any device and gain full access with the login you've created. Spanish and Chinese language editions also available. Faculty and staff need to refresh their account annually.

Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text [EBSCO] (Coverage varies by title) This link opens in a new window Covers film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews and more.
Rock's Backpages 1960s+ This link opens in a new window Articles on rock 'n' roll from the music and mainstream press; with reviews, interviews (some with mp3 audio files), etc.
OntheBoards.tv This link opens in a new window
Growing collection of high-quality videos of full-length performances by some of today's most provocative artists working in dance, theater, music, and other forms that defy categorization.