HSTRY 498: Race & Radicalism in US History: Finding Scholarly Articles

Start here to find articles

Use the following databases to search for articles dealing with American history.

If a pdf of an article is not included in a database then click on the purple Check for Full Text button to see if we have the article. If we do not have an online version of the article then request a scan of the article. See the FAQ: How do I request a book/article we don't have? for more information.

America: History & Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Best database for identifying scholarly articles on American & Canadian history
Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America This link opens in a new window
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Database covers all aspects of North American indigenous culture, history & life.
Black Studies Center This link opens in a new window
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Database includes both scholarly & popular sources dealith with all aspects of the Black experience
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Full text collection of scholarly journals and books on all topics; journals are usually do not included the most recent 4 to 6 years
PRISMA Publicaciones y Revistas Sociales y Humanisticas This link opens in a new window
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English, Spanish & Portuguese articles on Latinx topics & Latin America

Google Scholar

Because scholarly material for this class crosses disciplinary lines it can be useful to search the content of articles & books via Google Scholar.

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Be sure to link Google Scholar to the UW Libraries:
1. Click on the 3 lines in the upper left to get to the Google Scholar menu
2. Go to Settings, then "Library Links"
3. Type Washington in the Library Links search box and click 'Find Library' button.
4. Select UW from the list and save preferences.