Hekman Library: American History: Find Articles and Databases

Recommended Databases

America: History & Life (EBSCO)
Covers 1,700 journals with U.S. and Canadian history citations and reviews.
Civil Rights and Social Justice (HeinOnline)

Covers the expansion of civil rights in America through government publications (including the Commission on Civil Rights), legislation, Supreme Court briefs, and more.
Early American Imprints, Series I. Evans – Text Creation Partnership (TCP)
Accurate transcriptions of American documents printed 1639–1800, fully searchable.
Gun Regulation and Legislation in America (HeinOnline)

Essential periodicals, compiled legislative histories, CRS reports, Congressional hearings, U.S. Supreme Court briefs, monographs, and other related materials on the regulating of firearms in America.
H-NET Reviews
H-Net Reviews offers thousands of scholarly reviews in humanities and social sciences.
Historical Statistics of the United States
Standard source for U.S. historical statistics with contextual essays.
JSTOR
JSTOR offers scholarly, peer-reviewed journals across numerous disciplines.
LGBTQ+ Rights (HeinOnline)

A collection of subject-coded materials charting the gay rights movement in America, showing the civil rights codified into law in the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as the inequalities that still exist today.
Michigan Memories
Michigan Memories digital collection of historical photos, articles, and maps.
Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law (HeinOnline)

Essential legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. Includes statutes passed by every colony and state, as well as federal statutes, and all related state and federal cases.
Social Justice Suite (HeinOnline)

Topics include civil rights, social justice, gun regulation, slavery, open society, and LGBTQ+ rights.