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LexisNexis Primary Sources in African American History

One of the LexisNexis Primary Sources in U.S. History databases, Primary Sources in African American History provides the full text of both primary and secondary source material relating to the African American experience, including important events such as the Black Power movement, the civil rights movement, and slavery. Included are autobiographies, case law and statutes, government publications, photographs, reference and scholarly articles, speeches, and excerpts from manuscript collections such as the files of the NAACP, and the White House civil rights files of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.

Search tips:

  • To get the most accurate subject search, click on the subject list to the right of the subject search box. Once you find your search term, click in the check box next to it and click on Paste to search at the top of the page.

  • To restrict your search to the African American collection click on Primary Sources in African American History in the box labeled collection.

  • To further narrow your search you can also limit by document type such as photograph, case law, or manuscript. To select more than one document type--but not all--press the control key down while clicking on the item. It is also possible to restrict your search to a particular time period by using the drop down date search box or by entering a specific date range.


    Where is it:

    Go to the UNLV Libraries' home page http://www.library.unlv.edu. Select the Journal Articles tab, click on A-Z list of databases and then on the letter L and select LexisNexis Primary Sources in African American History.

    Quick link: http://ezproxy.library.unlv.edu/login?url=http://cisweb.lexis-nexis.com/histuniv/

    • By
    Shelley Heaton
    on July 21, 2009 3:15 PM     |
     

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