The quality of information available on the Web varies tremendously. This LibGuide gives some valuable pointers on evaluating web-based information. Actually, these tips can be applied to print as well as online sources.

From the Kingwood College Library

Dean Blobaum's Website on the Chicago 1968 Democratic National Convention. Includes links to full-text excerpts.

May 4 [1970] Collection

Provides images and information about the fads, fashions, music and lifestyle of the 1960's. Similar pages are available for other decades.

Speeches, interviews, and other spoken materials made by Nelson Mandela, from the 1950s to the present.

This page, created by the Anti-Defamation League, contains an overview of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, with a focus on legislation and K-12 classroom resources.

This page, maintained through a collaboration between the Library of Congress and GBH News, features resources on activist movements from the 1960s and 70s, including the Civil Rights movement, Chicano movement, anti-war movements, and feminist movements. Most of the resources are primary video and audio sources including news reports, documentaries, and interviews.

The Census Bureau is for anyone looking for statistics on social, demographic or economic data on a national, state or local level. Information is available from a variety of sources, including the decennial censuses from 1790 to 2020, the American Community Survey, and the Economic Census.

Use the links or search box to find data in tables, maps, and other visualizations.