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- SOC 2090: Race and Ethnicity
- Primary Sources
SOC 2090: Race and Ethnicity
This guide walks you through the sources you'll need as you prepare your final presentation for this class.
Primary Sources
Primary and Secondary Source
A primary source is first-hand information created during the time that you are researching.
A secondary source is second-hand information, often written by an expert who draws on both primary and contextual information.
Finding Primary Sources
Newspapers
- Nexis Uni (formerly Lexis-Nexis Academic) This link opens in a new windowProvides the full text of many newspapers published nationally and internationally.
Documentaries
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new windowA collection of films in the Humanities and Social Sciences including Communication, Education, English, History, Psychology and Sociology.
- PBS Video Collection This link opens in a new windowA collection of hundreds of documentary series from the Public Broadcasting Service's catalog.
Miscellaneous
- Black Thought and Culture This link opens in a new windowCovers the non-fiction published works of leading African American as well as interviews, journal articles, speeches, essays, pamplets, letters and other material.
Examples of Primary Sources
Autobiographies
Diaries
Documents
Eyewitness accounts
Film footage
Laws
Letters
Newspaper articles
Concert programs
Novels
Objects from the time
Oral histories
Photographs
Poems, art
Speeches
Musical scores
Recordings