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History Research Guide: American Experience

This research guide features resources and strategies for finding information and conducting research related to History.

American Experience

Research resources that focus primarily on the impact, influence, and events related to various people groups in the United States.  Some resources may be a bit more broad, but are included because of their extensive coverage.  As we grow our resources in this area, we hope to be able to expand the list and groups beyond what's currently shown.

People Groups

We've highlighted resources that have a certain focus in the adjoining tabs, but want to stress the importance of also searching some of our more general collections.

For archival material, please be aware of the need to potentially use certain words, phrases, or expressions that while common then, are considered highly inappropriate or offensive today. 

Eyes on the Prize

Produced by Blackside, Eyes on the Prize tells the definitive story of the civil rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose reverberations continue to be felt today. Winner of numerous Emmy Awards, a George Foster Peabody Award, an International Documentary Award, and a Television Critics Association Award, Eyes on the Prize is the most critically acclaimed documentary on civil rights in America.

General Studies

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