Research Guides: Worlds of History (HIST 1062): Human Rights -- From Slavery to Freedom: Start Your Research Here

Kean University History Department

Visit the History Departments's web page for excellent "Research Paper" resources:

Kean University History Department The department webpage provides two sections offering tips for writing papers and citing sources: * Click "Student Resources," then scroll down and click "Research and Writing." * Click "History 1062," click "Student Resources" (on the left-hand side of page), then click "Writing Student Papers."

Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Cambridge World History of Slavery. Volume 1: The Ancient Mediterranean World

Volumes 1-3. See Volume 1: The Ancient Mediterranean World
Reference Collection (Second Floor) 2011

Contemporary Middle East: A Documentary History

Electronic Resource 2008

Democratic Enlightenment: Philosophy, Revolution, and Human Rights 1750-1790

Electronic Resource 2011

Dictionary of Contemporary World History

Electronic Resource 2019

Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity

Electronic Resource 2005

Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World

Electronic Resource 2016

Encyclopedia of Women in World Religions: Faith and Culture Across History [2 Volumes]

Electronic Resource 2018

Quakers and Their Allies in the Abolitionist Cause, 1754-1808

Electronic Resource 2015

Recommended Online Reference Databases

The following databases provide access to online encyclopedias covering multidisciplinary topics. Remember, these subject encyclopedias are great sources of background information on countless topics.

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CQ Press Library (Congressional Quarterly) Provides simultaneous searching of all Congressional Quarterly Press online collections, featuring resources in the fields of government, politics, and public affairs. Includes access to many resources of the U.S. government.
Ethnic Diversity Source (EBSCOhost) "Supports the study of African Americans, Arab Americans, Asian Americans, European Americans, Jewish Americans, Latinx Americans, Multiracial Americans, and Native Americans, among others, with respect to their cultures, traditions, social treatment, and lived experiences. Scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, historical documents, and biographies are complemented by primary sources, such as speeches and interviews.”
Facts on File Online Databases (now Infobase Learning) Offers a menu of all of the Facts on File (now Infobase Learning) reference and news databases, with options for searching simultaneously in several databases.
Gale eBooks (Gale Cengage Learning) A comprehensive collection of reference resources such as subject-focused encyclopedias and dictionaries, available in a single database.
PAIS Index (ProQuest) Contains articles, books, reports, select government documents, and conference proceedings on public policy, public administration, international relations, energy resources and policy, economic conditions, politics, government, and social conditions.
SAGE Knowledge Provides reference resources such as subject-focused dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference materials published by SAGE.
Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law (HeinOnline) -- Complimentary Features "a multitude of essential legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world...[including] every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery." The collection also provides access to full-text books as well as articles from periodicals, proceedings, reports, and other publications.
World Constitutions Illustrated (HeinOnline) Features the current constitution of every country in the world, with text provided in its original language(s) and in English translation. Also provides "more than 800 classic books on constitutions, constitutional history and jurisprudence, and political and economic history."

Recommended Multimedia Databases

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Films on Demand (Infobase Learning) Films on Demand provides access to "video and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content." Click "Collections" to access videos in various subject areas, such as Art & Architecture, Allied Health, Biology, Business & Economics, Criminal Justice & Law, Drama & Theatre, Education, English, Gender & Sexuality, Guidance & Counseling, Health & Medicine, History, Psychology, and more. The platform also offers Archival Films & Newsreels.

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Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Cambridge World History of Slavery. Volume 1: The Ancient Mediterranean World

Contemporary Middle East: A Documentary History

Democratic Enlightenment: Philosophy, Revolution, and Human Rights 1750-1790

Dictionary of Contemporary World History

Dictionary of World History

Encyclopaedia Judaica

Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity

Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World

Encyclopedia of Women in World Religions: Faith and Culture Across History [2 Volumes]

Quakers and Their Allies in the Abolitionist Cause, 1754-1808

Religion in America

Religion in America Today

Recommended Reading

Atlantic transformations : empire, politics, and slavery during the nineteenth century

Black Lives, Native Lands, White Worlds

Cambridge World History of Slavery. Volume 1: The Ancient Mediterranean World

Fugitive Slaves and Spaces of Freedom in North America

Heroes of the Underground Railroad Around Washington, D. C.

Quakers and Their Allies in the Abolitionist Cause, 1754-1808

Reimagining Human Rights : Religion and the Common Good

Slavery Throughout the Ages

Tour on the Underground Railroad along the Ohio River

Recommended Online Reference Databases

Recommended Multimedia Databases

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