Resource Guide - Civil Rights and Race Relations

Spring Hill College -- Thomas Byrne Library

How to Find Materials about Civil Rights
and Race Relations in the United States

A Select Guide to Finding Resources

ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES

Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. Edited by Jack
Salzman and David L. Smith. New York : Simon & Schuster, 1996.
E 185 .E54 1996 REFERENCE

The Encyclopedia of civil rights in America / David Bradley, editor.
New York : Sharpe Reference, 1998. E185.61 .E544 1998 VOL.1-3 REFERENCE

Subject:
Afro-Americans--Civil rights--History—Encyclopedias
Civil rights movements—United States--History—Encyclopedias
Civil rights--United States--History—Encyclopedias

Newton, Michael. The Ku Klux Klan : an Encyclopedia. New
York : Garland Pub., 1991. HS2330.K63 N49 1991 REFERENCE

BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND GUIDES

Brooks, Barbara J. Getting Uncle Sam to enforce your civil rights. Washington, DC :
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1996. CR 1.10:59/996 1 REFERENCE GOVDOCREF

A Civil Rights Primer.. Cornell University Law School

Harrison, Maureen, editor.. Civil rights decisions of the United States Supreme Court :
the 19th century. San Diego, Calif. : Excellent Books, 1994. KF4748 .C57 1994 REFERENCE

Harrison, Maureen, editor. Civil rights decisions of the United States Supreme Court :
the 20th century. San Diego, Calif. : Excellent Books, 1994. KF4745 .C58 1994 REFERENCE

The Ku Klux Klan : a Bibliography. Compiled by Lenwood G. Davis and
Janet L. Sims-Wood. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1984.
E668 .D3 1984 REFERENCE

Meyer, Jon K. Bibliography on the Urban Crisis. Chevy Chase, MD :
National Institute of Mental Health, 1969. Z 7165 .U5 M43 STACKS

Murray, Paul T. The Civil Rights Movement : References and Resources.
New York : G.K. Hall, c1993. E 185.61 .M87 1993 REFERENCE

The Negro in the United States : a Selected Bibliography. Compiled by
Dorothy B. Porter. Washington : Library of Congress, 1970.
LC 1.21/2:N 31 GOVDOC REF

Source Material on Civil Rights and Discrimination Cornell University Law School

United States Department of Health Education and Welfare. National
Institute of Mental Health. Bibliography on Racism, 1972-1975.
Washington : U.S. Superintendent of Documents, U.S. G.P.O., 1978.
HE 20.8113:R 11/972-75/v.1-2 GOVDOC REF

Urban America : a Historical Bibliography. Edited by Neil L. Shumsky
and Timothy Crimmins. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-Clio, c1983.
HT 123 .U725 1982 REFERENCE

Women of Color and Southern Women: A Bibliography of Social Science Research, 1975-1988.
Memphis, Tenn. : Center for Research on Women, Memphis State University, 1988.
Includes annual supplements.
HQ 1421 .W65 1988 REFERENCE
HQ 1421 .W65 1989 REFERENCE
HQ 1421 .W65 1990 REFERENCE
HQ 1421 .W65 1991-1992 REFERENCE

INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS

Congressional Universe. Washington : Congressional Information Service. (On-campus)

Use to find legislative histories of recently enacted laws on civil rights issues
and congressional committee hearings on proposed civil rights legislation.

Expanded Academic Index (On-campus only)
Use the "limit to refereed journals only" feature

Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature. New York : H.W. Wilson.
1925-present. AI 3.R48 INDEX

Volumes circa 1950-1970’s especially useful for contemporary accounts of
important events.

HEADINGS: Negroes--civil rights
United States--Commission on Civil Rights

PAIS International in Print. New York: Public Affairs Information Service, 1991-1995.
H96.P32 1991-1995 INDEX

PAIS provides bibliographic access to public and social policy materials for subjects that bear
on contemporary public issues and the making and evaluation of public policy.

HEADINGS:
affirmative action programs
black children
black college students
black criminals
black service men
black service women
blacks--economic conditions
blacks--education
blacks in movies
civil rights--United States
discrimination--United States
prejudice, racial
United States Constitution--Fourteenth Amendment

Social Sciences and Humanities Index. New York : H.W. Wilson.
v. 20-v.27 (1967-1974) H 1. A3 S6 INDEX

HEADINGS: civil rights
discrimination in [ ]
race discrimination
race problems
racism

Social Sciences Index. New York : H.W. Wilson. v. 1-current
(1974-present) H1.A3 S62 INDEX

One of the premier indexes to scholarly research in sociology, political science,
minority studies, urban and women's studies and related subjects.

HEADINGS:
affirmative action programs
blacks--civil rights
--crimes against
--economic conditions
--education
--employment--discriminatory practices
--housing--discriminatory practices
--political activities
--race identity
--social conditions
children of minorities
civil rights
discrimination in education
discrimination in employment
discrimination in housing
discrimination in mortgage loans
discrimination in sports
minorities civil rights
minorities and the environment
minorities in prisons
minority business enterprises
race discrimination

JOURNALS

Civil rights update. United States Commission on Civil Rights.
Washington, D.C.] : The Commission, [1978- Bimonthly,
Volume/date range: 1992-current. CR 1.15: GOVDOCS

The Journal of Negro History.
v. 33-v.62 (1948-1977) E 185 .J86 PERIODICAL
v. 63-v.68 (1978-1983) MICROFORMS

ORGANIZATIONS

Alabama Department of Archives and History Civil Rights Movement.
Designed for teachers of Alabama history, the end of each unit contains
fascinating primary documents.

American Civil Liberties Union Home Page

Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice

National Association for the Advancement of Colored Persons Home Page

National Civil Rights Museum

National Organization for Women Home Page

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Home Page

U.S. SUPREME COURT

Landmark Decisions of the United States Supreme Court. Edited by
Maureen Harrison and Steve Gilbert. Beverly Hills, Calif. : Excellent
Books, c1991-c1992. KF4549 .L37 VOL. 1-3 REFERENCE

Martin, Fenton S. The U.S. Supreme Court : a Bibliography.
Washington, D.C. : Congressional Quarterly, c1990.
KF8741 .A1 M37 1990 REFERENCE

-------. How to Research the Supreme Court. Washington, D.C. :
Congressional Quarterly, c1992. KF8741.A1 M36 1992 REFERENCE

Shapiro, Martin M. The Supreme Court and Constitutional Rights;
Readings in Constitutional Law. Glenview : Scott, Foresman.
KF4748 .S5 LAW

The Supreme Court Review. Chicago : University of Chicago Press.
1965-current. KF8748 .S8 STACKS

A thorough annual review and analysis of the decisions of the Court.

Witt, Elder. Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court,
2nd ed. Washington, DC : Congressional Quarterly Inc., c1990.
KF8742 .W567 1990 REFERENCE

LAW AND LEGISLATION

United States. Congress. Civil Rights Act of 1964. (P.L. 88-352)
AE 2.110:88-352 GOVDOCS

United States. Congress. United States Statutes at Large : Containing the
Laws and Concurrent Resolutions and Reorganization Plan,
Amendments to the Constitution, and Proclamations. Washington :
U.S. Govt. Print. Off. v.1- 1789-1845- current. KF154.A70 U5 LAW

United States. Supreme Court. United States Reports : Cases Adjudged
in the Supreme Court. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing
Office. 1792-present. KF 154 .A90 U5 LAW

Official texts of Supreme Court Decisions with concurring and dissenting opinions.

Search Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions 1990-

Search Supreme Court Decisions, 1937 - 1975

Search 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions

Search 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions

Search 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions

Federal Courts, Laws, Regulations, Etc.

STATISTICAL PUBLICATIONS

The Black Population in the United States. Washington : U.S.
Bureau of the Census. Annual- C 3.186:P-20/[numbers] GOVDOCS

Characteristics of the Black Population. 1990 Census of Population.
U.S. Bureau of the Census. C 3.223/10:1990 CP-3-6 GOVDOCS

Historical Statistics of Black America. 2 vols. Edited by Jessie C. Smith and
Carrell P. Horton. New York : Gale, 1995. E 185.H 543 1995 REFERENCE

Smith, Thomas M. The Educational Progress of Black Students.
[Washington, D.C.] : National Center for Education Statistics, [1995]
ED 1.302:B 56/2 GOVDOCS

Statistical Abstract of the United States. Washington : U.S. Department
of Commerce. Annual-. (1939-current) C 3.134:[year] GOVDOCS
Latest in GOVDOCS REF

Statistical Record of Black America. Edited by Jessie C. Smith and
Carrell P. Horton. New York : Gale, 1995. E 185.5 .S 83 1990

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. Edited by David
J. Garrow. Brooklyn, N.Y. : Carlson Publishing, 1989.
E 185.97.K5 M33 v.1-18 REFERENCE

A monumental 18 volume documentary history of the civil rights movement with
analysis of published and unpublished writings, speeches, and letters of Dr. King.

The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. Edited by
James M. Washington. San Francisco : Harper Collins, 1991.
E 185.97.K5 A25 1991 REFERENCE

Stoper, Emily. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee : the
Growth of Radicalism in a Civil Rights Organization. Brooklyn,
N.Y. : Carlson Pub., 1989. E 185.97.K5 M33 VOL.17 REFERENCE

Vital Speeches of the Day. Pelham, N.Y. : City News Publishing.
v. 5-48 (1938-1982) PN 6121.V52 PERIODICAL
v.49-current (1983-present) MICROFORMS

Full, unabridged texts of important addresses of recognized leaders who best
express contemporary thought.

Negroes in the United States
passive resistance to government
names of individual speakers

Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project

This site maintained by Stanford University contains primary documents, papers etc.,
written by and during King's lifetime. It also includes secondary materials about MLK.

ONLINE CATALOG SUBJECT HEADINGS

Subject: Affirmative action programs
Subject: Afro-Americans--Civil rights.
Subject: Afro-Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century--Sources.
Subject: Afro-Americans--Civil rights--Public opinion.
Subject: Afro-Americans--History--1964---Sources.
Subject: Afro-Americans--Suffrage--United States.
Subject: Afro-Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Subject: Civil rights--United States.
Subject: Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.
Subject: Discrimination in education
Subject: Discrimination in education--Southern States
Subject: Discrimination in employment--United States.
Subject: Discrimination in higher education--United States.
Subject: Discrimination in housing--United States.
Subject: Education--Economic aspects--Southern States
Subject: Hate speech--United States.
Subject: Housing policy--United States.
Subject: Housing--Law and legislation--United States.
Subject: Minorities--Employment--United States.
Subject: Oral history.
Subject: Political rights--United States.
Subject: Proportional representation--United States.
Subject: Public schools--Louisiana--New Orleans.
Subject: Public schools--Southern States.
Subject: Public welfare--United States.
Subject: Race discrimination--Law and legislation
Subject: Racism--United States.
Subject: Racism--United States--Public opinion.
Subject: Reverse discrimination--Law and legislation--United States.
Subject: Segregation in education.
Subject: Segregation in education--Southern States--History.
Subject: Segregation in education--United States.
Subject: Southern States--Race relations.
Subject: United States--Race relations.
Subject: United States--Race relations--Public opinion.
Subject: United States--Social conditions
Subject: Urban poor--Government policy--United States

U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

United States Commission on Civil Rights. Civil rights U.S.A. : Housing
in Washington, D.C. John Hannah [et al.] Washington, U. S. Govt.
Print. Off., 1962. HD7304.W3 A56 HD7304.W3 A56 STACKS

Subject: Discrimination in housing--Washington (D.C.)
Subject: Afro-Americans--Housing.

-------. Civil Rights U.S.A.: Public Schools, Cities in the North and West,
1962; Staff Reports. Washington : Superintendent of Documents,
U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1962. LB3062 .U63 STACKS

Subject: Segregation in education.

-------. Civil Rights U.S.A.: Public Schools, Southern States, 1962; Staff
Reports. Washington : Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Govt. Print.
Off., 1962. LA 209.2: BINDERY

Subject: Public schools--Southern States.
Subject: Segregation in education.

-------. Education Parks: Appraisals of Plans to Improve Educational
Quality and Desegregate the Schools. Washington : U.S. Govt. Print.
Off., 1967. KF4755 .A83 NO.9 STACKS

Subject: Education parks.
Subject: Segregation in education--United States.

-------. Equal Protection of the Laws in Public Higher Education, 1960.
Washington, 1961. KF4153.3 .U5 1960 STACKS

-------. Federal Civil Rights Enforcement Effort; a Report. Washington :
Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1970. CR 1.2:EN 2/2/970 GOVDOC REF

Subject: Civil rights--United States.
Subject: Discrimination--United States.

-------. For All the People, by all the People: a Report on Equal
Opportunity in State and Local Government Employment.
Washington; For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.,
1969. CR 1.2:P 39 GOVDOCS

Subject: Discrimination in employment--United States.

-------.Freedom to the Free : Century of Emancipation, 1863-1963; a
Report to the President. Washington : Supt. of Docs., Govt. Print.
Off., 1963. E185.61 .U582 STACKS

Subject: Afro-Americans--Civil rights.
Subject: Afro-Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.

-------. Hearing held in Montgomery, Alabama, April 27-May 2, 1968.
Washington : Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off. [1969]
CR 1.8:H 35/968 GOVDOCS

Subject: Afro-Americans--Alabama.
Subject: Afro-Americans--Economic conditions--Alabama.

-------. Intimidation and Violence : Racial and Religious Bigotry in
America : a Restatement of the United States Commission on Civil
Rights. Washington, D.C. : The Commission, [1990] CR 1.10:96 GOVDOCS

Subject: Racism--United States.
Subject: Violence--United States.
Subject: United States--Race relations.

-------. "Last Hired, First Fired" : Informal Hearing before the United
States Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, D.C., October 12,
1976. Washington : the Commission, [1977?]
HD5853.2.U5 U53 1977 STACKS

-------. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all :
An abridgement of the Report of the United States Commission on
Civil Rights, 1959. Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1959.
CR 1.1:959/ABRIDGED ED GOVDOCS

-------. Political Participation; a Study of the Participation by Negroes in
the Electoral and Political Processes in 10 Southern States Since
Passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Washington : Supt. of
Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1968. JK1929.A2 A55 STACKS

Subject: Afro-Americans--Politics and government.
Subject: Political participation--United States.

-------. Racial Isolation in the Public Schools; a Report. Washington,
Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off. [1967] Commonly known both
as the Hannah report and as the Taylor report. CR 1.2:SCH 6/12/V.12 GOVDOCS

Subject: Discrimination in education--Law and legislation--United States.
Subject: Segregation in education--Law and legislation--United States.

-------. Report of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O., 1959-. 7 volumes. JC599.U45 A3 STACKS

-------. Social Indicators of Equality for Minorities and Women : a Report
of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Washington :
Commission on Civil Rights, 1978. E184.A1 U514 STACKS

-------. Southern School Desegregation, 1966-67; a Report. Washington,
1967. LB3062 .U5 STACKS

Subject: Segregation in education.
Subject: Public schools--Southern States.

-------. Twenty years after Brown : a Report of the United States
Commission on Civil Rights. Washington : Commission on Civil
Rights, 1977. JC599.U5 A33 1977 STACKS

-------. Twenty Years after Brown : Equal Opportunity in Housing : a
report of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Washington :
The Commission, 1975. KF5740 .A813 STACKS

-------. Window Dressing on the Set : Women and Minorities in Television
a report of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Washington
: The Commission, 1977. PN1992.8.W65 U5 1977 STACKS

Subject: Minorities in television--United States.

-------. The 50 States Report Submitted to the Commission on Civil Rights
by the State Advisory Committees, 1961. Washington, U.S. Govt.
Print. Off., 1961. CR 1.2:ST 2/961 GOVDOCS

Subject: Civil rights--United States.
Subject: Minorities--United States.
Subject: Discrimination--United States.

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