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This page is designed to help you get started on this assignment.
As your first stop, please look over the Help Sheets that I’ve created (below) to help you search for
materials such as books, articles, primary documents and more.
If you need additional assistance, you can contact me at aaluzzo@ltu.edu,
or contact the library’s reference desk at refdesk@ltu.edu.
You may also want to take a look at the related topic guide:
Race in the United States here: https://libguides.ltu.edu/c.php?g=1046767&p=7595585
Subject search terms: Slavery—Political aspects—United States—History United States—Race relations—History Slavery—United States—History—17th century
Subject headings to search: Underground railroad Antislavery movements—United States Fugitive slaves—United States
Subject headings to search: African Americans—Legal status, laws, etc. African Americans—Segregation Lynching—Law and legislation Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931
See also in this class guide the tabs: African American Poetry, 1920-1936 African American Poetry, 1936-1959
Subject headings to search: African Americans—Intellectual life—20th century African American arts—20th century African American arts—New York (State)—New York—20th century
Subject headings to search: United States--Constitution Constitutional history--United States Constitutions—United States Racism—political aspects—united states Slavery--Law and legislation--United States--History
Subject headings to search: Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)—History—John Brown’s Raid, 1859 Brown, John, 1800-1859
Subject heading to search: Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa Okla., 1921
Subject headings to search: Detroit Race Riot, Detroit, Mich., 1943 Race riots—Michigan Riots—Michigan—Detroit Detroit (Mich.)—Race relations
Subject heading to search: Missouri Compromise
Subject headings to search: Scott, Dred, 1809-1858 Slavery—Law and legislation—United States Slavery—United States—Legal status of slaves in free states--History
Subject headings to search: United States—Articles of Confederation Constitutional history—United States—18th century
Subject headings to search: African Americans—Migrations—History—20th century Migration, Internal—United States—History