Research Guides: HIST 160: After the Civil Rights Movement: Secondary Sources

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Historical Abstracts
Publication Dates: 1953-Present
Historical Time Period: 15th century-Present
Covers world history and culture (excluding U.S. and Canada). Contains summaries of scholarly articles, books, and more.
Black Studies Center
Searches across Black Studies databases that include scholarly essays, magazine articles, historical newspaper articles, literary works, reference books, and much more.
America: History and Life
Publication Dates: 1954-Present
Historical Time Period: Prehistory-Present.
Covers the history and culture of the U.S. and Canada. Contains summaries of scholarly articles, dissertations, and book reviews.
Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Publication Dates: 1975-Present
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