LibGuides: Civil Rights Movements 1950s-70s: Home

Databases

These resources provide reliable sources and ready-made citations.

ABC-CLIO
Username: shawnee1
Password: resource
Use the American History or Issues databases.

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It's easiest to use the Topic Centers. Open up all the options and click on the appropriate one.
State Library of Kansas
Shouldn't need a log in. If you do, check with Mrs. Fales.

Click on Online Resources on the left. Scroll below the picture and there are lots of options here. Start with these:

Under General Research

Issues & Controversies, Explora Multi-Search (be sure to select full text)

Under History & Genealogy

History Reference Center

The following websites rely on valid sources. They will not automatically create citations.

Civil Rights Digital Library
Focuses on racial equity
American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Information and links about a variety of American protest movements.
Calisphere: Social Reform
A visual gallery of social protest in the U.S. in the 50s-70s
A History of Social Movements in the U.S
Information on Civil Rights, Environmental, Women's and Labor movements in the U.S. Be sure to scroll down for the correct decades.
Library of Congress
This link focuses on Civil Rights, but search for other social justice movements in the top right.
The History Channel
This page takes you to history of the 70s. If you want the 50s or 60s, type social justice issues of (decade) and search.

Select SM South on the right side
Log In: upper right corner in blue bar
use student number and password
Go to catalog
Type your search terms in the Find area - put in quotes. Ex: "women's rights"
Click on Subject
Select Websites or One Search tab
If you select One Search, wait a bit and then click on Get Results at the bottom

EasyBib
Might require you to watch an ad, but follow the directions and it is easy to cite a site.