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To Kill a Mockingbird

Group Research Project Assignment

Slavery

Slavery
An article on "Slavery" in the set of Virtual Reference Books, Americans at War.
http://find.galegroup.com/
African Americans
An article on "African Americans " in the set of Virtual Reference Books, Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity.
http://find.galegroup.com/
Slavery in America
An article on "Slavery in America " in the set of Virtual Reference Book, Americans at War.
http://find.galegroup.com
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Social World of the Slaves
An article from the Student Resource Center on the "Social World of the Slaves."
http://galenet.galegroup.com/
From Slavery to Freedom
An article from the Student Resource Center on slavery from 1850 to 1877, this article discusses the daily life of slaves in the south.
http://galenet.galegroup.com/
Judgment Day - 1831 to 1865
Part of the PBS series "Africans in America," the final segment of slavery in America. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/index.html
Slavery
An article on "Slavery, Historical " in the set of Virtual Reference Books, Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity.
http://find.galegroup.com/

American Civil War

Confederate States of America
An article on "Confederate States of America " in the set of Virtual Reference Books, Americans at War.
http://find.galegroup.com
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The History Place -- The U.S. Civil War
An illustrated timeline of the American Civil War.
http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/
Civil War and Reconstruction
An article from the Student Resource Center on the "Civil War and Reconstruction."
http://galenet.galegroup.com/
Lincoln Assassinated and the Civil War Ends
An article from the Student Resource Center on the "Lincoln Assassinated and the Civil War Ends."
http://galenet.galegroup.com/
Civil War
An article from the Student Resource Center on the "Civil War."
http://galenet.galegroup.com/

The Ku Klux Klan

Ku Klux Klan Spreads Terror in the South
Galenet's "Discovering U.S. History" article on the Ku Klux Klan in the early 1920's. http://galenet.gale.com/
Ku Klux Klan and Reconstruction
Galenet's "Discovering U.S. History" article on the Ku Klux Klan.
http://galenet.gale.com/
Ku Klux Klan
An article on "Ku Klux Klan " in the Virtual Reference Book set, St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture.
http://find.galegroup.com
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Ku Klux Klan
An article on "Ku Klux Klan " in the Virtual Reference Book set, Americans at War.
http://find.galegroup.com/
Ku Klux Klan Act
An article from the Student Resource Center on the "Ku Klux Klan Act (1871).
http://galenet.galegroup.com/

The Scottsboro Case

Famous American Trials
An in-depth look at the Scottsboro trial.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/scottsb.htm
Scottsboro Boys Appeal
An article from the Student Resource Center on the "Scottsboro Boys Appeal (1932)."
http://galenet.galegroup.com/
The Scottsboro Trials
An article from the Student Resource Center on the "Scottsboro Trials, 1931 - 1948."
http://galenet.galegroup.com/
Powell vs Alabama
A Primary Source from the Student Resource Center on the "Scottsboro Trial."
http://galenet.galegroup.com/
Lynching
A link to the article on "Lynching " in the Virtual Reference Book set, St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture.
http://find.galegroup.com
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The Civil Rights Movement

Harlem Renaissance
An article on the "Harlem Renaissance " in the Virtual Reference Book set, St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. http://find.galegroup.com/
Civil Rights Movement
An article on "Ku Klux Klan " in the Virtual Reference Book set, Bowling, Beatniks and Bell-Bottoms: A Guide to Popular Culture in the Twentieth Century.
http://find.galegroup.com
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
An article from Biography Resource Center article on Martin Luther King.
http://galenet.gale.com/
Civil Rights Movement
An article on the "Harlem Renaissance " in the Virtual Reference Book set, St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. http://find.galegroup.com/
Busing to End Segregation
An article from Student Resource Center article on " Busing to End Segregation Endorced by Supreme Court."
http://galenet.gale.com/
Civil Rights Movement
An article on the "Harlem Renaissance " in the Virtual Reference Book set, St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. http://find.galegroup.com/
 

Rodney King

Famous American Trials
An in-depth look at the Rodney King trial.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lapd/lapd.html
Key Figures in the Rodney King Trial
An in-depth look at the people involved with the Rodney King trial.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lapd/Kingkeyfigures.html
Rodney King
An article on "Rodney King " in the Virtual Reference Book set, St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. http://find.galegroup.com/
Rodney King
An article from Biography Resource Center article on Rodney King.
http://galenet.gale.com/
Rodney King Case and Los Angeles Riots
An article from Student Resource Center article on the Rodney King Case and the Los Angeles Riots of 1992.
http://galenet.gale.com/
 
 
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Library Technology Center
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Created by: Christie Sylvester
Updated by: Cheryl Petrone
Last updated: November 2, 2006