Southern Politicians
You may find the following resources helpful in your research on Southern politicians.
Subscription Databases- from home you will need username & password
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Use either the American History OR the American Government selection from the pull down menu on the top right to find information on your person. |
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Select History Reference Center as your database to search. Be sure to select full-text as a search option. |
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Select Student Resource Center Silver to search & find articles on your subject. |
Websites you may find helpful
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Search engine from the United States government. Searches governement websites for information |
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A great place to start for any member of Congress |
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A very interesting collection of data. Includes thousands of entries of politicians at all levels of government. |
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Good information if your person is or was a Senator. Click on the left for the "Biographical Directory" where you can search by name or state. |
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Good information if your person is a current Congressman- it links to their webpages. You can search by name or state. |
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A nice resouce on historical figures. Click on the "biography" link on the left side. It will provide you with links, and if you scroll down the page there may be additional options below the results. |
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A great place for contemporary political updates |
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A great site for political news. |
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Use with discretion! The South wants to leave the union again...an interesting viewpoint. I do not endorse this site but it's worth a look. |