Primary Source Collections @ The Carl B.
- HeinOnline Civil Rights and Social JusticeCovers the legislative and judicial history of civil rights in the United States with with legislative documents, reports, and Supreme Court landmark cases. Also includes some books on civil rights topics and a list of prominent civil rights organizations.
- Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture and LawThis is an exhaustive collection US federal and state laws about slavery, and legislative speeches. It includes hundreds out of copyright books, pamphlets, and journals, with some content behind a pay wall.
- Umbra: African American HistoryUmbra Search is a digital library that aggregates materials documenting African American history and cultural life from archives, libraries, museums, and other US repositories. Umbra Search features thumbnail images and descriptive information about photographs, manuscripts, documents, books, sound files, video files, and other freely available resources.
Open-access Primary Sources
- American Archive of Public Broadcasting"The American Archive of Public Broadcasting contains more than 50,000 hours of digitized public broadcasting programs and original materials."
- Digital Public Library of America"Discover 46,629,516 images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States"
- Library of Congress Digital Collections"Today's Library of Congress is an unparalleled world resource. The collection of more than 167 million items includes more than 39 million cataloged books and other print materials in 470 languages; more than 72 million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America; and the world's largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings."