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Ethnic Diversity Source
Provides access to peer-reviewed journals, magazines, e-books, biographies and primary source documents that explore the culture, traditions, social treatment, and lived experiences of many ethnic populations in North America.

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New Global History of Epidemics, 1800-1970
This comprehensive collection features official government records that track the spread and treatment of major epidemics and pandemics, including Cholera, Plague, Scarlet Fever, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. Through these materials, users can see how governments and societies adapted to these public health crises, shaping modern approaches to disease control and prevention and providing an alternative lens through which to view colonialism.

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Indigenous Peoples of North America
Cultural, political, and social history of indigenous peoples from the seventeenth to the twentieth century.

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North American City Reports
Contains the full text of surveys, budgets, statistical records, case studies, planning documents, training manuals, policy guidelines, reports, and news from the five hundred largest cities in North America. It also includes select materials from hundreds of related agencies and non-governmental organizations.

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North Carolina Newspapers (DigitalNC)
This collection includes a selection of student and community newspapers, as well as African-American newspapers, from schools and towns around North Carolina.

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Political Extremism and Radicalism
Primary sources on political extremism and radicalism across the globe. Covers 1900-2010. Includes monographs and manuscripts by and about these movements. Content Warning: This collection contains images and documents that may be triggering or disturbing to some.

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New Transformation of Shopping: Department Stores, Social Change and Consumerism, 1830-1994
Spanning more than 160 years of retail history, this resource uses company archives, trade journals and union records to explore how stores and shopping habits in industrialised society rapidly adapted to the transformation of consumer needs, social expectations, and technological advancements.

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