Composition and Rhetoric: Freedom Summer Resources

Freedom Summer Celebration at Miami University

To find out more about what Miami University Libraries and the university itself are doing to celebrate the 50th anniversary, please see the Freedom Summer guide.

Databases

Oxford African American Studies Center This link opens in a new window
Focused on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture. 5 simultaneous users
Features over 7,500 articles from Oxford's reference works, approximately 100 primary sources with specially written commentaries, over 1,000 images, over 100 maps, over 200 charts and tables, timelines to guide researchers through the history of African Americans and over 6,000 biographies.
America: History and Life This link opens in a new window
Abstracts journal articles, book reviews, media reviews, and dissertations on all aspects of American and Canadian history from prehistory to the present.
Sources in AHL are almost all in English and include state and local history journals as well as major history journals. Search the index by keyword and limit the search by desired time-period covered in the article. For additional help in searching use the link in AHL.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Our broadest, most general index to periodicals, Academic Search Complete provides abstracts for over 9,300 scholarly and popular periodicals, and full text for more than 5,300 of these.
Academic Search Complete provides abstracts for more than 9,300 scholarly and popular periodicals, with full-text for more than 5,300 of these.

Historical Resources

American History in Video This link opens in a new window
Provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American history, with 2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles on completion.
The collection allows students and researchers to analyze historical events, and their presentation over time, through commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries.
American Music This link opens in a new window
Songs touch on topics as varied as Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests, and more. 3 simultaneous users; Oxford and Middletown campus users only.
The songs are by and about Native Americans, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, cowboys, and ordinary folk and address topics ranging from the American Revolution and Civil War to political campaigns and civil rights. Genres include country, bluegrass, blues, gospel, shape note singing, doo-wop, Motown, R&B, soul, funk, and others.
Chicago Tribune Historical This link opens in a new window
Full text image and indexing of the Chicago Tribune from 1849 until 1985.
It includes display and classified ads, comics and cartoons, photos, maps, graphics, etc., editorials and commentary, literary criticism as well as articles.
New York Times This link opens in a new window
Full text of the complete run of New York Times from 1851 to three years ago.
If you already have a NYTimes.com account using your university e-mail address, you may log in with those credentials. Students may also be asked to enter their anticipated graduation date. When you see START YOUR ACCESS, the expiration time and date of your pass will appear. Go to NYTimes.com and enjoy full access from any location. Faculty, staff, and students will need to renew their access every 6 months from an on campus location, as prompted by the NYT
We Were Prepared for the Possibility of Death: Freedom Riders in the South This link opens in a new window
Date Range: 1961 Content: 4,285 images Source Library: Federal Bureau of Investigation Library

Selection of Books

This is just a selection of books that might be helpful. It will depend on your topic, but you might also try these searches: 1960s america civil rights or race relations 20th century united states.