TSEM 102: America in the 1960s

A collection of 27 historical newspapers, including domestic and international publications. Domestic publications include historical black and Jewish newspapers. Dates of coverage for individual newspapers vary, but the collection overall covers 1791-2016.

Database includes thematic timelines, primary source documents, and specially written commentaries on the personal and public histories of African Americans. Database access limited to 1 simultaneous user.

Sourced from the records of the Race Relations Department of the United Church Board for Homeland Ministries, housed at the Amistad Research Center in New Orleans, this resource provides access to a wealth of documents highlighting different responses to the challenges of overcoming prejudice, segregation and racial tensions. These range from survey material, including interviews and statistics, to educational pamphlets, administrative correspondence, and photographs and speeches from the Annual Race Relations Institutes.

Includes nearly 4,000 collections of letters, diaries, oral histories, memoirs, and autobiographies, dating from 1675 to the present.

An archival research resource with coverage from 184 to 2005 comprising the full backfiles of leading women’s interest consumer magazines. Titles are scanned from cover to cover in high-resolution color and feature detailed article-level indexing.