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ABC CLIO: African American Experience
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ABC-CLIO: American Indian Experience
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Information about Cultural Groups Coming to the United States

Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America by Gale Editors (Editor)
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ISBN: 9780787675509
Publication Date: 2014-04-11
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Chicago Tribune Historical - 1849-2014 This link opens in a new window
New York Times Historical - 1851 - 2019 This link opens in a new window
Diversity Source
Ethnic Diversity Source covers culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of: African Americans, Arab Americans, Asian Americans, Jewish Americans, Latinx Americans, Native Americans, and Multiracial Americans.
Provided by the Illinois State Library
Ethnic NewsWatch
Ethnic NewsWatch™ is really two databases, a current one, beginning in 1990 and including newspapers, magazines, and journals of the American ethnic and minority press, including scholarly ethnic studies journals.This is updated daily with new content. The other database is a historical file covering the years 1959-1989, including a rare collection of over 30 full-text titles, focusing on African American, Hispanic American, and Native American presses from 1959-1989.

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