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Search this primary source database for a window into radio broadcasts happening in the second half of the 20th century. At the start of WWII, trained specialists listened to radio broadcasts from around the world to help Britain and its allies gather open-source intelligence. Over the next 60 years, BBC expanded its scope and listened to radio broadcasts of all sorts of events. Transcripts were created, then translated into English, then read by experts, who then selected the critical content and compiled it into the daily reports that comprise this database.
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Search a collection of nonfiction writings by major American Black leaders, including books, letters, speeches, essays, interviews, and political leaflets. Researchers can study the historical development of Black culture by examining the ideas of one individual over time or compare the thinking of various figures on a given topic.
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Documenting missionary work from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century, the periodicals include news, journals and reports offering a unique perspective on global history and cultural encounters. Please send us your feedback on this trial.
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This collection includes papers generated by the British Foreign and Colonial Offices covering the whole of the modern period of European colonization of the continent. Please send us your feedback on this trial.
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This collection includes papers generated by the British Foreign and Colonial Offices covering the countries of the Levant and the Arabian peninsula, Iran, Turkey, Egypt and Sudan. Beginning with the Egyptian reforms of Muhammad Ali Pasha in the 1830s, the documents trace the events of the following 150 years. Please send us your feedback on this trial.
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Search primary sources from one of the most famous cases of the 20th century, also called the "Monkey Trial." Teacher John T. Scopes was accused of teaching evolution at a school in Dayton, TN in July 1925. Lawyer Clarence Darrow represented the defense and William Jennings Bryant prosecuted, in a trial that became a highly controversial spectacle and sparked debates across the country.
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Search for articles from journals specializing in sociology and related topics. Includes over 800 journals in full-text, as well as hundreds of books and conference papers.
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Search primary sources related to former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew's resignation in 1973 following an investigation on suspicion of criminal conspiracy, bribery, extortion, and tax fraud. This collection contains the legal documents of the case, the correspondence surrounding the investigation and trial, Agnew's personal records, and related newspaper and magazine articles.
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