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What to Look For
Tips for Researching your Person
Make a note of the names and dates of major events that relate to his/her/their activism. These are important facts, as well as keywords you can use to refine your research.
Example: If searching for Cesar Chavez, include the grape strike/boycott of 1965 to 1970.
Make a note of the names of other people and/or organizations that your person worked for and laws and establishments that your person worked to change.
Example: As a young man, Chavez worked for the Community Service Organization (SOC). Later Chavez, along with Dolores Huerta, founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which was eventually renamed United Farm Workers (UFW). He remained committed to La Causa - the fight for farmworkers' rights - throughout his life.
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NYTimes List of Overlooked Deaths-remember to scroll down to see all entries
Start Here: Biography Resources
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Gale BiographyExcellent resource for biographies and supporting materials.
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Britannica Online School Edition
The gold standard for well written general overviews of subjects and topics from all areas/ -
American National Biography
Biographies of deceased Americans.
Let's Dig Deeper
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ProQuest News, Magazines, and Journals
Includes all ProQuest databases. Thousands of resources.
Country and Culture Information
For historical figures, focus on the country during the period when the person was active as well as his/her legacy today.
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CultureGrams
Browse by region or search by country name.
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American Decades, 1900-1999 (eBook)Choose your decade from the drop-down menu.
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BBC News Country Profiles
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CIA World Factbook
"Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities." Also includes maps. -
Country Studies/Area Studies (Library of Congress)
"Contains the on-line versions of books...published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress as part of the Country Studies/Area Handbook Series sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Army between 1986 and 1998."
Sample Citation for chapter out of Country Studies:
"Title of Chapter." Title of Book, date of publication, Title of Website, Editor, url.
“The Post-Trujillo Era.” Dominican Republic: A Country Study, 1989, Country Studies, edited by Richard A. Haggerty, http://countrystudies.us/dominican-republic/12.htm.
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