Civil Rights


This is a list of some of the resources in Paul Robeson Library, and on the Internet, concerning the Civil Rights Era. For more information please ask a reference librarian.





Reference Works


Civil Rights in America, 1500 to the Present / Ref JC 599 U5 S53 1998
West's Encyclopedia of American Law / Ref KF 154 W47 1998
Encyclopedia of African American Civil Rights / Ref E 185.61 E54 1992
Quest for Equality / Ref E 185.6 W4 1978
Civil Rights Movement: References & Resources / Ref E 185.61 M87 1993
Sixties in America / Ref E 841 S55 1999
Encyclopedia of American Activitism: 1960 to the present / Ref JK 1764 D53 1998
Native American Rights Movement / Ref KF 8203.36 G76 1996
Encyclopedia of American Indian Civil Rights / Ref KF 8210 C5 E53 1997
Gay & Lesbian Rights / Ref HQ 76.3 U5 N48 1994
Historical Dictionary of the Gay Liberation Movement / Ref HQ 76.5 H86 1999
Women's Movement / Ref HQ 1236.5 R93 1996



Locating Books

"Civil Rights" is an official heading in IRIS, the Rutgers Libraries Catalog, but you may wish to use the "search everything" option and include your target population ("civil rights and gays," for example. Be aware that items at the Alexander Library in New Brunswick purchased before c. 1970 and not checked out since then are not included in IRIS. We have a copy of their old card catalog from c. 1970 on microfilm. Ask at the Reference Desk for more information.

Two other catalogs may be useful in locating resources for your paper. Both will include some primary sources. You can request items from these catalogs on interlibrary loan.

Appropriate Journal Indexes

The library has several journal indexes available. The best index for you will depend on your topic. Some of the general indexes that are likely to be relevant are:


Contemporary Journals and Indexes


To locate primary sources in newspapers or magazines, use older printed volumes of the titles listed above, as well as the following indexes:


Legal Materials


The Academic Universe database (Lexis/Nexis) includes legal materials, but may not have them for the years your are looking for. The U.S. goverment also makes materials available online but also may not have all the materials you need. Another option is the law library here on campus.

Selected Internet Resources

British and American History (http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/history/history.shtml)
Civil Rights Legislations (U.S. Code Title 42) (http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/ch21.html)
Federal Government Information (http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/gov_info/gov_info_fed.shtml)


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