To learn more about the history of slavery in the United States, the Civil War, and the fight for Civil Rights that continued after the Emancipation Proclamation, we recommend the following resources.
Students and Staff
UW-Stevens Point students and staff can use their login credentials to access the following databases and journal articles.- Civil War Collection - Extensive and eclectic primary source coverage of the Civil War.
- American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection - This collection of periodicals from 1853 to 1865 focuses on the Civil War.
- African American Newspapers Collection - More than 270 African American newspapers published in the 19th and 20th centuries.
- African American Music Collection - Texts, songsheets, images, and other print resources, including information on Black composers, African American iconography and a collection of spirituals and slave lyrics.
- Why Juneteenth Matters for Science, a journal article.
- Juneteenth in STEMM and the Barriers to Equitable Science, a journal article.
Community Members, Students, and Staff
The following resources are available to all who have a library card, including community patrons.
- On Juneteenth, book, by Annette Gordon-Reed
- All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom, book, by Angela Johnson
- American Civil War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection, book, by Dr. Spencer C. Tucker
- The Civil War: Its Music and its Sounds, CD
- Civil War, a television program by Ken Burns, DVD
Additional resources can be found through Search@UW and the UWSP Libraries databases.