79-239: Blacks and Jews in U. S. History: A Resource Guide

Background Books Government Documents Journal and Magazine Articles

Maps Newspaper Articles Statistics

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Background

See also: African American History: Background.

• Bankston, Carl L. Racial and Ethnic Relations in America. 3 vols. Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, c2000.
  HUNT REF-1 305.800973 R119

• Cashmore, Ernest. Encyclopedia of Race and Ethnic Studies. New York: Routledge, 2004.
  HUNT REF-1 305.8003 C33E

• Martin, Waldo E., and Patricia Sullivan , eds. Civil Rights in the United States. 2 vols. New York : Macmillan Reference USA, c2000.
  HUNT REF-1 323.0973 C582

• Newton, Michael. Racial & Religious Violence in America: a Chronology.New York: Garland, 1991.
  HUNT REF-1 303.6 N56R

• Schultz, Jeffrey D. Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics. 2 vols. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 2000.
  HUNT REF-1 305.800973 E56

• Vecoli, Rudolph J., and Judy Galens, Anna Sheets, Robyn V. Young, eds. Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America. 2 vols. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, c1995.
  HUNT REF-1 305.800973 G151

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Books

To find books on your topic, use the catalogs listed below.

Subject terms to search or browse might be: jews antisemitism afro-americans, african americans, blacks racism relations with jews

perhaps searched in combination with: history civil rights discrimination race relations

If you need help finding books on your topic, ask at the Hunt Library reference desk. The reference staff can help you identify appropriate terms and search strategies to use for your topic.

• Cameo
  Library catalog of the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries including books, titles of periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers), videos, etc.

• Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
  Catalog of Pittsburgh's public libraries. Carnegie Mellon faculty, staff, and students can borrow materials by getting a Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh library card at the Main Library lending desk. Library Cards are free to residents of Allegheny County (bring proof of address), as well as out-of-town college students residing in the county (bring your Carnegie Mellon ID card and proof of local address).

• Pittcat (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)
  Catalog of the University of Pittsburgh Library System, including all branch campus libraries. Carnegie Mellon faculty, staff, and students can borrow materials by getting a Special Borrower's card at the Hillman Library circulation desk with their Carnegie Mellon ID cards and proof of current Carnegie Mellon affiliation. See University of Pittsburgh Library System Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement for details.

• Worldcat (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  1200-present (Updated daily)
  Citations to books, titles of journals, manuscripts, and other materials in libraries throughout the United States, as well as some international libraries. You can limit your search to books by selecting Book in the Type option. Each record will let you know which libraries have that item.

If you need books that are not in the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, you can use E-ZBorrow or the Interlibrary loan service Illiad for materials not in the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries. E-ZBorrow items usually come in a few days, while Interlibrary Loan can take a longer period of time.

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Government Documents

The databases below can help you locate relevant government documents.

• LexisNexis Congressional
  Search congressional materials:
  • CIS Index: indexing and abstracting of congressional publications and the CIS Legislative Histories (1970-present). Full text of material from 1977 to the present is available on microfiche in the Hunt Library reference room
  • Congressional Indexes, 1789-1969 and Indexes to Unpublished Hearings through 1976
  • Publications: Full text of congressional reports, documents, prints, bills and the Congressional Record
  • Testimony: Prepared statements and selected question & answer transcripts (1988-present)
  Some full text links maya be provided. Materials may be available in the Hunt Reference room on microfiche or paper.

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Journal and Magazine Articles

• America: History and Life (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  1964-present (updated monthly).
  Citations and some abstracts to journal articles, dissertations, and book and media reviews on United States and Canadian history from prehistory to the present. Use the advanced search to search or browse subject terms. Use the Time Period line to limit to a particular century, e. g. 1900H or even a particular decade, e. g. 1930d. You can combine one or more decades, e. g. 1930d or 1940d or 1950d. This database uses the subject term blacks for African Americans.

• Black Studies Database: Kaiser Index to Black Resources, 1948-1986 (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  1948-1986.
  Citations from significant and influential journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, pamphlets and reports relevant to all aspects of African American life and culture.

• Ethnic News Watch (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  1990 - present (updated monthly).
  Ethnic NewsWatch is a full-text general reference database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press --English and Spanish language. Search by keyword, subject, publication name or ethnic group, which accesses the publications (newspapers, magazines and journals) attributed to a particular ethnic group. Relevant ethnic groups might be:
  • African Americans: Publications of African American/Caribbean /African interests. Titles include African American Magazine, Atlanta Inquirer, Baltimore Afro-American, Chicago Defender and Richmond Afro-American.
  • Jewish: Includes publications from the Jewish press in the United States and Canada and complete coverage of the JTA (the Jewish Telegraphic Agency). Includes local, national and worldwide coverage. Titles include Baltimore Jewish Times, Forward, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and History and Memory.

• Expanded Academic ASAP via Infotrac Web (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Citations to and some full text of journal articles in all fields. Search by keyword or use the Subject Guide and then select Narrow by Subdivision to browse. This database uses the sujbect terms african americans and jews, american.

• JSTOR (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Exact dates vary by publication, most history jourals ca. 1900-5 years back from present. Search and display full text of journals. You can limit by the journals you search by broad subject, e. g. History. NB: this database does not include the recent years of journals.

• Proquest (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Citations to and some full text of journal and newspaper articles in all fields. To search journals, click on Databases Selected and mark Proquest Research Library Next click on Continue to select a way in which to search. Recommended: Advanced which offers flexibility in where you want your search terms to appear. This databases used the subject term african americans.

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Maps

See also: African American History: Maps

• Asante, Molefi K. The Historical and Cultural Atlas of African Americans. New York : Macmillan, c1991.
  HUNT REF-1 973.0496 A79H

• Earle, Jonathan Halperin. The Routledge Atlas of African American History. New York: Routledge, 2000.
  HUNT REF-1 973.0496073 E12R

• Flanders, Stephen A. The Atlas of American Migration. New York: Facts on File, 1998.
  HUNT REF-1 304.80973 F58A

• Gilbert, Martin. The Atlas of Jewish History. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1993, c1992.
  HUNT REF-1 911.56 G46JA

• Segal, Aaron. An Atlas of International Migration. New Jersey: Hans Zell Publishers, 1993.
  HUNT REF-1 304.8 S45A

• Smallwood, Arwin D. The Atlas of African-American History and Politics: from the Slave Trade to Modern Times. Boston: McGraw-Hill, c1998.
  HUNT OVRSZQ-2 973.0496073 S63A

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Newspaper Articles

• Ethnic News Watch (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  1990 - present (updated monthly).
  Ethnic NewsWatch is a full-text general reference database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press --English and Spanish language. Search by keyword, subject, publication name or ethnic group, which accesses the publications (newspapers, magazines and journals) attributed to a particular ethnic group. Relevant groups might be:
  • African Americans: Publications of African American/Caribena/African interests. Titles include African American Magazine, Atlanta Inquirer, Baltimore Afro-American, Chicago Defender and Richmond Afro-American.
  • Jewish: Includes publications from the Jewish press in the United States and Canada and complete coverage of the JTA (the Jewish Telegraphic Agency). Includes local, national and worldwide coverage. Titles include Baltimore Jewish Times, Forward, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and History and Memory.

• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Updated daily. Exact dates vary by title, with most ca. 1990-present.
  Search and display the full text of U. S. and world newspapers. In the General News/Major papers category, the Washington Post is covered 1977-present, and the New York Times, mid 1980-present.

• Proquest Historical Newspapers (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Search the
  • New York Times (1851-1999) or
  • the Wall Street Journal (1896-1986) or
  • both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
  Each database provides the full text of the article, as well as full text and other forms of searching. Recommended: Advanced, which offers flexibility in where you want your search terms to appear, as well as ways to limit your search to particular dates ro date ranges.

• Proquest Newspapers (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  ca. 1990-present.
  Once connected to Proquest, click Databases Selected to chose Proquest Newspapers or National Newspapers, then click Continue to select a way to search. Recommended: Advanced, which offers flexibility in where you want your search terms to appear. Papers included are the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, etc.

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