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Find books on the library shelves by browsing the Library of Congress call numbers:
E 184s & 185s for 20th C history of race
E 400s for 19th C race issues.
HT 1500s for social science materials on race.
HQs for gender, sexism & feminism
LC 2700-3700s for materials on race in education
Reference Works
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Ethnicity; Culture; and Race
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Everyday Feminism
An online magazine highlighting the everyday violence, discrimination, and marginalization that people face due to their gender, sexual orientation, and other social differences.
Gender and Sexuality
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Race in the Classroom
Resources to support those teaching at the college level.
GVRL Encyclopedias
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Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in AmericaISBN: 9780684312613Publication Date: 2003
Encyclopedia of Free Blacks and People of Color in the Americas by ISBN: 9780816072125Publication Date: 2012
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