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"plaza de mayo"
"freedom rides"
"women's suffrage"
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"Vietnam War" and protests
Solidarity and Poland
"general strike" and "south africa"
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Tiananmen
Brown v. Board of Education
Great starting point for research on a variety of topics. Helpful articles on almost all assignment topics - ex. Tiananmen Square, Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning, Roe v. Wade, Stem Cell Research, Occupy Wall Street, etc.
Use this to research people's lives. For example, Mohandis Gandhi, Bradley Manning, Edward Snowden, Al Gore, Michael J. Fox, Michael Moore, Nelson Mandela, etc.
Either search for your topic (or related keyword), or select "Browse Topics" for a list of topics covered by this database. There are "portal pages" for each of the following topics (among others): Stem Cells Research, Egypt, Immigrants & Immigration, Apartheid: Lingering Issues, and Climate Change.
Either search for your topic (or related keyword), or select "Browse Issues" for a list of topics covered by this database. There are "portal pages" for each of the following topics (among others): Stem Cells, Occupy Movement, Black Lives Matter, Egyptian Revolution, Same Sex Marriage.
Either search for your topic (or related keyword), or select "Browse Topics" for a list of topics covered by this database.
Either search for your topic (or related keyword), or select "Browse Topics" for a list of topics covered by this database.
Great resource for a variety of topics. The following GVRL eBook titles (among others) will be helpful for a variety of research topics: Daily Life of Women during the Civil Rights Era, Encyclopedia of African American History, Encyclopedia of American Social Movements, The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History, Icons of African American Protest: Trailblazing Activists of the Civil Rights Movement, and Revolts, Protests, Demonstrations, and Rebellions in American History: An Encyclopedia.
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