Research Resources

Discovery Education (videos)
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​Google Scholar--just like Google, but scholarly!

​​Library of Congress (many, but not all, topics may be found here)

Citation & Formatting

Mybib.com: New & improved alternative to Easy Bib. Cite your sources easily. Click on the 3 dots and select "copy bibliography entry" to copy and paste onto your Works Cited page. 

MLA Sample Paper and ​Purdue OWL MLA - This is the most useful site for almost anything related to English Language Arts, but specifically is an excellent source for all thing related to citation for students of all ages. Be sure to use the links on the left to help you navigate to other pages.

Short Stories & Their Historical Context

All of the following articles are from the Gale Student Resources in Context database. You will need a password to access them!

1984 & Privacy Concerns

General 
ACLU Privacy & Technology Overview
​Statsia: Find statistics on myriad topics
Pro Con.org: Opposing opinions on a variety of topics
Opposing Views: Opposing opinions on a variety of topics

Online Privacy
​**NEW!  The New York Times Privacy Project (2020)
ACLU Social Networking Privacy (n.d.)
ACLU Online Privacy (n.d.)
ACLU Internet Privacy (n.d.)
NPR: Facebook and third party access to user data (2018)
New York Times Europe Approves Tough New Data Protection Rules (2016)
Huffington Post Snapchat Doesn't Protect User's Privacy (2016)
The Verge Snapchat's Newest Feature is Also its Biggest Privacy Threat (2017)
TechCrunch How Wearable Tech Could Spark a New Privacy Revolution (2015)
How Google Glass EE Evades Privacy Questions that Doomed the Original (2017)

Artificial Intelligence
PBS: White House releases guidelines for artificial intelligence technology (2020)
Washington Post: How to regulate AI properly (2020)
CNET: Privacy and the Apple Watch (2018)
TechRepublic The Dark Side of Wearables: How They're Secretly Jeopardizing Your Security and Privacy (2015)
National Institute of Justice Research on Body-Worn Cameras and Law Enforcement (updated 2017)

Audio Technology
CBS News If Amazon Starts Sharing Alexa Recordings, Should We Be Concerned? (2017)
Business Insider What You need to Know About the Privacy of the New Smart Camera Amazon Wants You to Put in your Bedroom (2017)
Wired Amazon's 'Echo Look' Could Snoop a Lot More Than Just Your Clothes (2017)
Washington Times Amazon Echo, Google Home Devices Raise Privacy Rights Questions (2017)
USA Today 3 Essential Privacy Settings For Your Amazon Echo (2017)

Deepfakes
Bloomberg How Deepfakes Make Disinformation More Real Than Ever (2020)
CNN Pentagon's Race Against Deepfakes (2019)
Forbes Facebook Bans Deepfakes as Election Draws Near (2020)
Wired Facebook's Deepfake Ban is a Solution to a Distant Problem (2020)
New York Times Internet Companies Prepare to Fight the "Deepfake" Future (2019)
Washington Post Top AI Researches Are Not Ready for Deepfakes (2019)

GPS/Smartphone Technology
Decoded Science Privacy Risk: Smartphone Pictures Can Give Away Your Location (2013)
New York Times: Sharing Your Location with a Smartphone (2017)
Homeland Security Cyber Threats to Mobile Phones (n.d.)
ACLU Cell Phone Privacy (n.d.)
Surveillance Self-Defense: The Problem with Mobile Phones (updated 2018)

Facial Recognition
Fortune Walmart's Use of Sci-fi Tech to Spot Shoplifters Raises Privacy Questions (2015)
CBS News Privacy Concerns Over Facial Recognition Test Program (2015)
Wired: Facial Recognition Tech is Ready for its Post-Phone Future (2018)
Newsroom: The Hidden Dangers of Facial Recognition Tech (2018)
​Forbes: 10 Views on Risks & Rewards (2018)

Cybersecurity
ACLU Cybersecurity Overview (n.d.)
Homeland Security Cybersecurity Overview (n.d.)
New York Times Anonymous Hackers Fight ISIS but Reactions are Mixed (2015)
New York Times Europe Approves Tough New Data Protection Rules (2015)
New  York Times 9 Recent Cyberattacks Against Big Business (2015)
Reuters Twitter Warns Some Users of Possible State-Sponsored Cyber Attack (2015)
U.S. Government Preparing for a Cyber Attack (n.d.)
The Atlantic Why Cyber War is Dangerous for Democracies (2015)
The Atlantic What's Next in Government Surveillance (2015)
BBC News NSA Warns of Growing Danger of Cyber-attack by Nation States (2015)
New York Times Perfect Weapon: How Russian Cyberpower Invaded the U.S. (2016)
Washington Post Cybersecurity Firm Finds Evidence that Russian Military Unit was Behind DNC Hack (2016)
Atlantic Did Putin Direct Russian Hacking? (2017)
Fox News US Gives Detailed Look at Russia's Alleged Hacking (2016)

Genetic Testing/Engineering
Council for Responsible Genetics Genetic Testing, Privacy and Discrimination
​National Human Genome Research Institute Genetic Discrimination (2017)
Electronic Privacy Information Center Genetic Privacy (2018)
Santa Clara University Read my Genes: Genetic Screening in the Workplace (2015)
ACLU DNA Collection (n.d.)

Drones
BBC: How countries counter the drone threat (2018)
Tripwire Drones: Security Concern or Useful Resource? (2015)
Amazon Prime Air (2016)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Domestic Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs) and Drones (updated 2018)
ACLU Domestic Drones (n.d.)
Journal of Technology Law & Policy The New Privacy Battle: How the Expanding Use of Drones Continues to Erode Our Concept of
Tech Republic 17 Drone Disasters (2018)

​Ted Talks
Your Smartphone is a Civil Right’s Issue
How to Avoid Surveillance
How the NSA Betrayed the World’s Trust
What Will a Future Without Secrets Look Like?
Why Privacy Matters
Think your email is private? Think again
The Small and Surprisingly Dangerous Detail the Police Track about You
Tracking Our Online Trackers
What are You Revealing Online? Much More than You Think (article + videos)

NPR Podcasts
All Tech Considered:
Other Podcasts
The Shared Security Podcast: Check out the list of episodes -- many are relevant to your research topics

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Their Eyes Were Watching God

Roles of Women
African American Reformers --Nat'l Women's History Museum 
Votes for Women Means Votes for Black Women --NWHM
African American Women in the Jim Crow Era -- ThoughtCo.
Early Women Educators -- Western Illinois Univ.

​Evolution of Marriage
​A Selective History of Marriage  --Solidarity
Marriage  --PBS.org
How Marriage Has Changed Over Centuries -- The Week

Dialect - American Vernacular English (AAVE/AAE)
American Varieties: African American English -- PBS
AAE When Worlds Collide -- PBS
What is Ebonics? --Linguistic Society of America
African American Vernacular English --The Linguist List
Dialects of English -- Shippensburg Univ.

Superstitions/Funeral Procedures
Homegoings -- PBS.org
Grave Matters --EBook
History of African American Death -- Kenyon College
​African American Funeral Service Rituals -- Funeral Wise
​Cross Cultural Funeral Service Rituals-- Funeral Wise

Hurricanes/Natural Disasters
The Great Storm of 1928--History News Network
The 1928 Hurricane --The Harvard ReVista 
The 1928 Hurricane-- Palm Beach County History
Understanding Katrina--Social Science Research Council
Hurricane Katrina Case Study--HurricaneScience.Org
Months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico Still Struggling--National Geographic
​Hurricanes Hit the Poor the Hardest--Brookings Institute
 Music and Juke Joints
Music Along the River - Southern Music --PBS
Driving the Juke Joint --New York Times
​Juke Joint History --Oberlin College
​History of "Jook"   --Oberlin College

Eatonville, Florida
Once an African American Refuge...  -- NPR
In A Town Apart -- New York Times
Town of Eatonville -- TownofEatonville.com
African American Registry
Eatonville Becomes One of the First All-Black Towns in  U.S. -- Florida History Network
Why are Cities Still So Segregated? (Video) --NPR
Residential Segregation after the Fair Housing Act --The American Bar Association
​Black Towns...Are Dying Out -- Washington Post
​All-Black Town in the Mississippi Delta -- NPR

Seminoles
Seminole Tribe -- Tribe Homepage
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki --Seminole Reservation Museum
The Florida Seminoles  --State Archives of Florida
Seminole History --Museum of Florida History
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Small Businesses
Small Business = Big Impact -- Forbes
Trends and Challenges of Black Business Ownership -- Black Enterprise
How African American Entrepreneurs can Power the Economy -- Fortune
​Racial Barriers to African American Entrepreneurship -- Univ. of Nebraska

Migrant Workers
Timeline of Agricultural Labor--National Farm Worker Ministry
Where did all the migrant farm workers go? -- Institute for Research on Labor and Employment
The Migrant Experience--Library of Congress
Migrant Workers during the Great Depression in Florida -- Florida State Library
America's Long History of Exploiting Migrant Workers--The Atlantic