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Black Freedom Struggle in the United States

A selection of primary sources.
Brill Books and Journals Online Select items at the resource for UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.

Brill is an academic publisher with specialties in humanities and social sciences. Search with your keyword at the left under Refine Search > All.  A green icon next to a title will indicate full text access.

Non-UWest patrons: Alternative access.
Digital Commons Network

Includes a growing collection of peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, conference proceedings, and other original scholarly work. A large part of this database includes articles on social and behavioral sciences.
HeinOnline Social Justice Suite For current UWest patrons only.

Specializing in the analysis of laws related to social justice topics such as

  • Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture and Law,
  • Gun Regulation and Legislation in America,
  • Civil Rights and Social Justice,
  • Open Society Justice Initiative,
  • LGBTQ+ Rights.
IssueLab

"Collecting, connecting, and sharing knowledge about critical social issues." Includes gray literature such as policy papers, reports, and proceedings.
OSF Preprints Mixed abstract and full-text.

A preprint network that contains articles from various subjects that are unpublished but uploaded to preprint servers to make their findings immediately available and receive feedback before submission to journals.
Pew Research Center

"...a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research."
ProQuest Research Library (All ProQuest) For current UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.

This database includes articles from journals such as Contemporary Sociology, Economics & Sociology, Qualitative Sociology, etc.
Social Science Research Network Mixed abstract and full-text.

This database includes published articles, preprints (unpublished articles made immediately available online to receive feedback before submission to journals), working papers, and other grey literature. Research network subscriptions and follow features may require personal accounts. 
The Society Pages

"...presenting brief discussions of compelling and timely imagery that span the breadth of sociological inquiry."