Web Resources
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Talking About RaceFrom the National Museum of African American History and Culture
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The North StarPublication of activist Shaun King
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M4BLMovement for Black Lives
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Know Your RIghtsInformation for protesters from the ACLU
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Behind the Veil: Documenting African American Life in the Jim Crow SouthA digital project from Duke University
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For Our White Friends Desiring to Be AlliesInformation from the Sojourners
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Ten Ways to Fight HateFrom the Southern Poverty Law Center
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Anguish and ActionInformation and resources for taking action
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Racial Justice SyllabusFrom Duke University Press
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Racial Equity, Justice, and InclusionResources from the BSU Pride Center
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BIPOC ProjectBlack, Indigenous, and People of Color Moverment
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JuneteenthWebsite to be launched on June 19, 2020 to commemorate the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth
Selected Databases
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Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text More than 320 full-text magazines and journals, 540,000 records, and coverage of more than 600 journals from around the world. Subjects include criminology, criminal justice, corrections and prisons, criminal investigations, forensic sciences and investigation, substance abuse and addiction, and probation and parole.
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Criminal Justice Collection Brings together information on every major topic in criminal justice from more than 250 journals.
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Criminology: a SAGE Full-Text Collection This link opens in a new window Content not current. Full-text Access to legacy journals only.
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Global Issues in Context Integrates news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and more in a single search; updated daily and offers 250 different country topic pages and more than 400 Issue pages. Global Issues Viewpoints contains more than 3,000 exclusive commentaries that provide background and guidance on significant topics.
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Opposing Viewpoints In Context Covers today's hottest social issues, offering differing views to help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions. Includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more.
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Diversity Studies Collection More than 2.7 million articles from 150 journals, updated daily, exploring cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community.
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Biography in Context More than 650,000 biographical articles of international figures from every time period and area of study. Content is searchable across more than 170 titles, videos, audio selections, images, and articles.
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Academic OneFile Full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. Content also includes ebooks, images, and videos. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.
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Academic Search Complete Multi-disciplinary full-text database with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. Indexes and abstracts more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, and conference proceedings. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,400 journals.
Selected Reference Books
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Historical dictionary of African American television by
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The Greenwood encyclopedia of African American literature by
Call Number: PS153.N5 G73 2005Publication Date: 2005 -
The encyclopedia of African American military history by
Call Number: UB418.A47 W45 2004Publication Date: 2004 -
Writing African American women : an encyclopedia of literature by and about women of color by
Call Number: PS153.N5 W756 2006Publication Date: 2006 -
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Icons of African American literature : the Black literary world by
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Books to Check Out
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How to Be an Antiracist by ISBN: 9780525509288Publication Date: 2019-08-13 -
Stamped from the Beginning by Call Number: E185.61 .K358 2016ISBN: 9781568584638Publication Date: 2016-04-12 -
The New Jim Crow : Mass Incarceration in the age of Colorblindness by
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by
Call Number: KF373.S743 A3 2014Publication Date: 2014 -
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Experiencing Racism : Exploring Discrimination through the Eyes of College Students by
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Reproducing Racism: How Everyday Choices Lock in White Advantage by
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The wrong complexion for protection : how the government response to disaster endangers African American communities by
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How ethical systems change : lynching and capital punishment by
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Rethinking Prison Reentry by Call Number: HV9469 .G37 2014ISBN: 9780739183120Publication Date: 2014-08-26 -
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Police in a Multicultural Society by Call Number: HV8143 .B27 2018ISBN: 9781478636113Publication Date: 2018-04-19
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