Black Studies 102 - The African-American in U. S. History from the Civil Rights Movement to the Present

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About this Resource

Students will find print and electronic resources on topics regarding civil rights. The information contained in this resource are recommended sources for students to conduct research.

  • Class: Black Studies 102
  • Instructor: A. Yonemura
  • Topic: Researching Civil Rights on 8 Selected Topics

Task

Conduct research for a 20-50 minute group presentation which will briefly review the topic and educate the class further by engaging your class through participation.

Topics: Interracial Collaboration in the Civil Rights Movement

California and the Civil Rights Movement

Gays, Lesbians and Civil Rights

African Americans, Asian Americans and Latinos

Jesse Jackson

President Obama

African Americans in 2009

Group Presentation Update

The least amount of references for full credit: 1 from course reading 1 from an internet site (web page) listed on the library handout/wiki 1 peer review/scholarly article or book 1 reference book from the Luria Library

The sources which meet this criteria are from the “Reference Sources - Electronic” and the “Internet” sections of the library handout/wiki. If you have any doubt as to whether or not your webpage fits this criteria, bring the full citation to Dr. Yonemura before your presentation due date. If you have any doubt as to whether or not your chosen article or book fits the criteria of peer review/scholarly, bring the full citation to Dr. Yonemura before your presentation due date.

Keywords

Race, Racism, Afro-American, African American, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Movements, Freedom of speech, Political Rights, Political persecution, Discrimination--Law and legislation

Reference Sources - Print

These resources are available in the Luria Library Reference section.

  • African American Almanac R 301.45196 E79a
  • Encyclopedia of Black America R 301.45196 L912e
  • The Greenwood encyclopedia of African American civil rights : from emancipation to the twenty-first century R 301.45196 L917e
  • Racial and Ethnic Relations in America R 305.8 B218rR
  • The Color of Words an Encyclopedic Dictionary of Ethnic Bias in the US R 305.8 H538c
  • Ethnic relations : a cross-cultural encyclopedia R 305.8 L657e
  • Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Society R 305.8 S294e
  • Encyclopedia of racism in the United States R 305.800973 M663e
  • Completely queer : the Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia R 305.90664 H714c
  • Gay histories and cultures : an encyclopedia 306.76 H145g
  • Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America R 317.3 V413g
  • Africana: Encyclopedia of the African and African American R 909.0496 A647a
  • Dictionary of American History R 973.03 A194d
  • The Oxford encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States R 973.0468 O12e
  • The Asian American encyclopedia R 973.0496 N576a
  • Encyclopedia of African-American heritage R 973.0496 A468e 2000
  • Black saga : the African American experience
  • Black demographic data, 1790-1860 : a sourcebook R 973.0496 C889b
  • The timetables of African-American history : a chronology of the most important people and events in African-American history R 973.0496 H285t
  • Distinguished African American political and governmental leaders R 973.0496 H351d
  • Chronology of African-American history : significant events and people from 1619 to the present R 973.0496 H816c
  • Pan-African chronology : a comprehensive reference to the Black quest for freedom in Africa, the Americas, Europe and Asia R 973.0496 J52p
  • The New York Public Library African American desk reference R 973.0496 N532a
  • Black migration R 973.0496 R347e
  • The African American encyclopedia R 973.0496 W725a 2001

Reference Sources - Electronic

These resources are available online and may require an account.

Books

Search the library catalog

Articles

Search your topic in

Internet Resources

The internet sites included here have been reviewed by the librarians and/or your instructor.

NEW! "Wrong Side of History"A This American Life episode about Bernie Epton, a white mayoral candidate in Chicago; listen to this episode through your media player or download the podcast.

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