FIU Libraries: United States History from 1877: Articles

Intro to Articles

On this page you will find a description of our history databases. Once you have entered a database, you will use your key terms to find articles on a topic. You can also use Browzine to view our digital journal subscriptions.

Subject Headings

Searching the catalog with the right subject heading can save time by making your search more efficient and accurate. Subject headings are controlled by the Library of Congress and applied by the library. Below are a few examples that might help in a search.

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)

Variants include:

Carpetbag rule (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Reconstruction (1865-1877)
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Southern States Reconstruction
(U.S. history, 1865-1877)--United States
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Reconstruction
United States--History--Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Broader Terms:

Postwar reconstruction
Southern States--History--1865-1877
United States--History--1865-1898

World War, 1914-1918

Variants include:

European War, 1914-1918 First World War
1914-1918 Great War
1914-1918 World War 1
1914-1918 World War I
1914-1918 World War One
1914-1918 WW I (World War, 1914-1918)
WWI (World War, 1914-1918)

Broader Term: History, Modern--20th century

Narrower Term: Schlieffen Plan

Databases By Type

ABC-CLIO Historical Research Databases This link opens in a new window
Search across all or any combination of ABC-CLIO databases: American Government, American History
Daily Life Through History, Issues: Understanding Controversy & Society, Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas, The African American Experience, The American Indian Experience, The Latino American Experience, World at War: Understanding Conflict & Society, World Geography: Understanding a Changing World, World History: Ancient & Medieval Eras, World History: The Modern Era, World Religions: Belief, Culture, & Contoversy, World Folklore & Folklife
African American Experience: The American Mosaic This link opens in a new window
Covers history, biographies, literature, arts, music, popular culture, folklore, business, slavery, the struggle for civil rights, politics, sports, education, science, medicine, and more; Content includes biographies, overview essays, primary and secondary sources, and transcripts.
America : History & Life This link opens in a new window
Covers the history and life of the United States and Canada; Includes over a thousand journals dating back over 55 years.
Artemis Primary Sources This link opens in a new window
Cross-search of digital archives and reference collections from Gale. Currently searches across: Indigenous Peoples: North America; The Making of Modern Law: Foreign Primary Sources; The Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative, and International Law, 1600-1926; The Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926; The Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources; The Making of Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926; Sabin Americana, 1500-1926
Black Freedom Struggle in the United States This link opens in a new window
Black Freedom Struggle in the United States contains approximately 1,600 documents focused on six different phases of Black Freedom: Slavery and the Abolitionist Movement (1790-1860), The Civil War and the Reconstruction Era (1861-1877), Jim Crow Era from 1878 to the Great Depression (1878-1932), The New Deal and World War II (1933-1945), The Civil Rights and Black Power Movements (1946-1975), and The Contemporary Era (1976-2000).
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Electronic full text of back files of 644+ scholarly journals. Recent years are not available; FIU has access to following collections: Arts & Sciences Collections I - XV, and Complement, Ecology and Botany Collection I & II, Life Sciences, Business IV, and the Jewish Studies Collection. During the COVID-19 pandemic, JSTOR is assisting students and researchers by making expanded content available. This expanded content includes no-cost access to unlicensed collections, and to 35,000 (and counting) books and other e-resources as JSTOR partners continue to join in the effort.
Oxford Bibliographies: African American Studies This link opens in a new window
Provides bibliographic articles that identify, organize, cite, and annotate scholarship on key areas of African American Studiesculture, politics, law, history, society, religion, and economics
U.S. History In Context This link opens in a new window
Search-able U.S. history dictionaries, chronology, and encyclopedias; Includes 4,000+ primary source materials and full-text articles from 110+ history journals; Covers U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to present.

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Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)

World War, 1914-1918

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